Wednesday, April 25, 2012

V is for Vampire

I almost did valkyrie, just so I could get points for being more creative, but I wanted to draw a vampire. So here is a vampire. The term spanned several cultures, and originally referred to a creature who sucked out life force (usually, but not always, blood) to survive. Then Lord Byron wrote an unfinished short story called "The Burial: A Fragment," which John Polidori used as a base for his more sophisticated evil bloodsucked in The Vamypre. Brahm Stoker used that to write Dracula, which turned vampires from creepy corpses to creepy suave noble corpses who could change into wolves and bats and such. And now vampires are more tied up with sex and death than ever, and you can find them all over the place. Whee!

6 comments:

  1. I like vampires when they are not emoting and sparkling! Monsters, I think should remain mosterish...not all emotional and romantic!

    Your vampire is actually pretty freaking cute! He looks just a bit confused, but it could be a ploy. Vampires are tricky too!

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  2. Vampires are really cool! I like the old type. Not the new stuff that is on tv now. They have almost ruined it. Love your drawing! :)

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    1. Thanks! I'm a sucker (horrible pun intended) for vampires. :)

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  3. Great drawing--and loved the mini-history of vampires!

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    1. Thanks! Anything that can mention Lord Byron is good history, right?

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