Tag: appeal of vampires
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The Vampire Path to Rebirth and Wonder
“I was a newborn vampire, weeping at the beauty of the night.“ Anne Rice, Interview with a Vampire The Vampire Path to Rebirth A “newborn vampire”—when I saw this quote out of context, the term newborn struck me. Being newborn is to experience everything anew, with wonder. It’s to be present, in the moment. We…
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The Appeal of Vampires: a Sensual Awakening
I’m no longer sure there is an appeal to vampires that’s any different from the appeal of other antiheroes, such as pirates or cowboys/girls or folks in uniform or witches and warlocks. One reader says the appeal of vampires is the heightened senses conveyed in their stories, another says it’s the bad boy allure, another…