The Vampire Lestat

dead things and weird colors are halloween. In this paragraph I talked about how the decorations are scary. This paragraph, will explain how all the characters are scary. In this movie the characters were skeletons. Some other characters were vampires. Vampires and Skeletons are scary like halloween. In this paragraph I…

Directed by F.W. Murnau, Nosferatu: a Symphony of Horror, and Sunrise: A song of two humans, are silent films from the 1920's. Throughout Sunrise, two young lovers rekindle their romance while Nosferatu is a horror adaptation of Bram Stoker’s, Dracula. While they differ in genre, both are similar in that they consist of a young couple who encounter a threatening situation. The element of space becomes an interesting aspect relevant to both films as it helps to foresee the events of what is to…

characters? From the opening chapters of Dracula, the reader is faced with under-developed female characters who often fit into the limited cultural stereotypes presented by Bertens. The clearest example of this is Jonathan’s encounter with the female vampires, who fit into the “dangerous and immoral seductress” stereotype. Through the use of these stereotypes, Stoker makes political statements about the roles of women at the time and many of these statements can be perceived as negative.…

desires are between the hardest choices. Desires are commonly expressed throughout stories and history altogether. Giving into a desire can diminish the respect of one’s character. Many strong desires are expressed throughout the story of Dracula. Vampires desire for blood, and humans, pure at heart, desire to end the evil reign of dracula. In the novel, “Dracula” written by Bram Stoker, Mina has the desire to read Jonathan's journal, but at the same time feels an obligation not to read it,…

Dracula, with all his sin, is often compared to the devil or another hellish being. Shortly after the first appearance of the three vampire women, Dracula arrives, and Jonathan is taken aback by how the Count appears to be even more frightening than demons: “But the Count! Never did I imagine such wrath and fury, even to the demons of the pit,” (Stoker 41). Given how noticeable the Count’s…

promote the “goodness” of Christianity. The activity that vampires are so well-known for is their penchant for drinking human blood. Dracula’s desire and need for the flesh and blood of humans is an “inversion” of the act of holy Communion.…

Vincent is a heartless man. He sits after dark, frustrated in need of one. He needs a renewed heart by the end of tonight, October 31st, or else his spirit and life will be gone forever. Things aren't easy for this vampire. He's been looking for a target all day, and no one wants to approach him or help him. He won't move, wake up, or keep a heartbeat. He drinks his last sip of coffee to think. “Let’s see… Who would be stupid enough to approach me?” CA-CHING, Vincent suddenly hears. A few…

picture all over the globe is the blood-sucking vampire. This creature has had a startling occurrence in the modern world yet, it still has yet to be debunked. The modern vampire is in another class, particularly different from old age vampiric folklore. As generally defined by…

a whole new fantasy species. The traits and characteristics that Stoker gave to vampires, which were not well defined before him, have become so iconic that straying away from them has become the “creative twist.” However, these ideas, which are taken for granted now, were not simply ideas that Stoker came up with on his own, but came from the adaptation of old ideas…

of protection. Stoker points out that the Anglican church is missing some key elements of traditional symbolism contained in the Catholic church and that without the use of these Catholic symbols there would have been no defense against the evil vampires. The Protestant characters would never have succeeded in destroying Count Dracula on their own. Modern scientific knowledge must embrace traditional rituals if mankind is to overcome the evils that confront us in our daily life. Stoker warns his…