tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post5358397391696524668..comments2024-03-28T18:40:59.101+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: SCREAM! IT'S THE DRACULA FILE...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-51039454744851021002017-12-09T01:03:18.125+00:002017-12-09T01:03:18.125+00:00I think 'under half a century' is just as ...I think 'under half a century' is just as scary though. Sometimes I don't believe I'm as old as I am, other times I feel twice as old. I wish they'd hurry up with that elixir of youth.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-6110635031947471012017-12-08T23:53:45.997+00:002017-12-08T23:53:45.997+00:00My reply of how i generally just round off to &quo...My reply of how i generally just round off to "Over half a century", and how that number both feels smaller and yet offers greater scariness at the same time made more sense before you realized you weren't quite that old and corrected.<br /><i>(email note on new version popped up while i was typing this)</i>-3-https://www.blogger.com/profile/18201804552651989442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-26453108054100644602017-12-08T23:50:11.532+00:002017-12-08T23:50:11.532+00:00I've just realised that it's around 46 yea...I've just realised that it's around 46 years or thereabouts since I read the book, despite having a copy of it tucked away in a cupboard somewhere. 46 years - that's scary.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-61829162673688048602017-12-08T21:05:52.061+00:002017-12-08T21:05:52.061+00:00Ah, yes. You're right.
I was thinking "va...Ah, yes. You're right.<br />I was thinking "vampire lore" not "Dracula lore" - a very distinct difference.<br />I'd have to read the novel again, too. It's been far too long for me to discern what came from Stoker and what's accumulated over the decades since.-3-https://www.blogger.com/profile/18201804552651989442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-49767387587196263352017-12-08T20:57:26.042+00:002017-12-08T20:57:26.042+00:00Yes, but we're not talking about just any ol&#...Yes, but we're not talking about just any ol' vampire here, we're talking about Dracula as created by Bram Stoker. And if Bram Stoker said that Dracula (and other vampires) doesn't cast a reflection (and the author provides no list of exceptions), then he doesn't. Therefore, the writer of that particular Scream! tale got it wrong. I think it was also Stoker who said vampires can't bear religious symbols, so it seems a bit odd that this aspect is usually always adopted by other authors, but not the reflection bit. Interestingly, Stoker does have Dracula appearing in daylight (in a weakened condition), so the idea that vampires can't move around during the day (with limitations) doesn't seem to be one entirely endorsed by Stoker. Having said that however, I'd have to reread the novel to remind myself of the exact details concerning the subject. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-42135450672506853922017-12-08T18:49:22.887+00:002017-12-08T18:49:22.887+00:00Aye, but that school of thought says that vampire ...Aye, but that school of thought says that vampire reflections <i>can</i> be seen in glass, water, polished gold, etc.,. <br />And that the silver specific nature of the most common reflective surface led to the general "No Reflections" perception. Of course, it's not quite like debating the details of a comic book world/universe/character. There's no specific sources to go to for definitive answers when dealing with folklore that precedes our written accounts. Varied and conflicting written accounts.-3-https://www.blogger.com/profile/18201804552651989442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-62342163494550316522017-12-08T18:07:48.324+00:002017-12-08T18:07:48.324+00:00Yeah, but I don't think they reflect in window...Yeah, but I don't think they reflect in window panes either, 3, which, as far as I know, don't have silver in them. Isn't it something to do with them not being alive, but not being quite dead (hence the term 'undead'), or something like that? I really must read the book again one day.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-4141009213820440732017-12-08T17:57:49.947+00:002017-12-08T17:57:49.947+00:00You're confusing me, Kid. I was going to do a ...You're confusing me, Kid. I was going to do a piece on Scream and Scream, and you're already here again.<br /><br />TC - it could be argued that the reflection in water is proper.<br />There's a school of thought that says vampires don't reflect in mirrors or show up in photographs due to silver. Mirrors used to be lined with silver, and silver nitrate was a heavy component of photo stock.<br />Of course, that means in the modern world vampires would be harder to detect.<br />-3-https://www.blogger.com/profile/18201804552651989442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-72439628716131589882017-12-08T14:41:05.148+00:002017-12-08T14:41:05.148+00:00I suspect that Hammer ignored that aspect of the l...I suspect that Hammer ignored that aspect of the legend (established by Bram Stoker himself) due to the difficulties in ensuring the Dracula never reflected in a window pane or mirror, etc., but I couldn't swear to it, TC. In SOD (hee hee) and A&CMF, there's really no excuse for it, as they were made by Universal who made the first Lugosi movie. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-71896848252153598882017-12-08T14:31:12.651+00:002017-12-08T14:31:12.651+00:00In Universal's Son of Dracula, the vampire tur...In Universal's Son of Dracula, the vampire turns into a bat and flies down a hallway, and you can see its reflection as it passes by a mirror. In both that scene and the one in A&C Meet Frankenstein, the error could have easily been avoided, simply by not having the mirror in that particular location. <br /><br />In Hammer's Dracula Has Risen From the Grave, a victim realizes Dracula is behind him when he sees Christopher Lee's reflection in a pool of water. I don't know if it was a mistake, or if the director just decided to sacrifice technical accuracy for dramatic effect. <br /><br />For that matter, I don't recall offhand if the Hammer series ever mentioned whether vampires cast shadows or reflections. TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686814973788356726noreply@blogger.com