Interesting article

[merytankh]

A fairly long time ago, I discovered this article and thought I should share the link:

http://web.fastermac.net/~jromany67/mythawk_sites/scholar_related/vampire_paper1.html

I found it interesting. I‘d been aware of the connection

Comments

[kacky37]

No, it's not just you. I had read a a book about The Blood covenant, and it briefly mentioned the parallels. I can't recall the name of the book. I've also heard it taught before.

♥Kathryn

[monsterofmud]

I always thought that extra dimension helped strengthen the story, but I never took it literally to mean that Dracula IS the Antichrist, but that he's simply more "like a fallen angel", as Gary Oldman describes him in the making-of video

In case you're interested.........

[dracschick]

I've always felt that the Dracula character felt 'cut off from God' in some way and does regret it because, after all, in his life he was religious (member of order of the dragon and endowed monestaries). In my universe, I redeem (Dracula's not bothered by religious stuff anymore) when he 'steps up to the plate' and basically takes responsibility for Mina's child. I wrote my story about it here http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2547302/1/

PS--I have a Catholic background (acts a person or even, a vampire does in life may assure him a place in heaven) so I tend to like to redeem characters:)

[_elvie]

I always thought that Dracula was a bit of a hypocrite for saying 'Where is my God...he has forsaken me' at the end. It was he who cut himself off from God, not the other way round. As an atheist I certainly wouldn't expect a God I don't believe in to come to my aid.