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 Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 7:06 pm
yes,Dracula. i'm getting a bit old school on all of you. ^_^
i read this book when i was in the 5th grade,and by the looks of it,i was the only one who had checked it out from our school library in over 20 years!
now that's the real stuff there!
all the movie versions are great to. [you just can't beat Bella Lugosi]
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:19 am
does no one care for the classics? you should all be thanking Bram Stoker for turning the Vampire into such a sought after role! without Dracula Twilight may have never existed!
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:12 pm
Actually, the story of Vlad the Impaler was a well known legend in all of Europe and some of the Middle East. I think that Stoker's portrayal of him, while a great addition to literary history, did not help nor hinder the spread of the legends.
Also remember that during the 1500's when Vlad was in power, stories were carried by sailors and messengers, so his actions were gruesome enough to be considered an important tale to tell during travels.
I believe that it was Bela Lugosi's work that really brought vampires alive in America.
Also. Bram Stoker's Dracula was a metaphor for syphilis.
And he was just cocky enough to name the hero after himself (Abraham Stoker, Abraham Van Helsing). Ego, much?
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:09 pm
stare that wasn't the point at all
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