Comments on: The “30 Days of Night” Franchise http://dailynightmare.com/2008/02/23/the-30-days-of-night-franchise/ Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:33:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Elsa L http://dailynightmare.com/2008/02/23/the-30-days-of-night-franchise/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Elsa L Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:53:16 +0000 http://dailynightmare.com/2008/02/23/the-30-days-of-night-franchise/#comment-25 A single vampire, like Dracula of the movie for example, while frightening, is also a bit sad: a being without a friend or community, alone, removed from history, immortal yes, but at what cost. On the other hand, it's hard to conjure anything like sympathy for the large, well-organized, scrupulous vampire community that schedules a visit to Barrow during the month of dark. Totally scary! <blockquote><strong>Agreed that packs of monsters are worse than single ones. But Dracula had that harem of 3 totally sexy "brides" who lived in the crypt under Castle Dracula. As soon as he moved into Carfax Abbey, he started gathering another set of groupies. If Dracula is sad, IMHO, it's because he doesn't know the bittersweet flavor that mortality gives to all human actions, NOT because he's lonely. I mean, geesh, his hangouts are like the Playboy Mansion.</strong></blockquote> A single vampire, like Dracula of the movie for example, while frightening, is also a bit sad: a being without a friend or community, alone, removed from history, immortal yes, but at what cost.

On the other hand, it’s hard to conjure anything like sympathy for the large, well-organized, scrupulous vampire community that schedules a visit to Barrow during the month of dark. Totally scary!

Agreed that packs of monsters are worse than single ones. But Dracula had that harem of 3 totally sexy “brides” who lived in the crypt under Castle Dracula. As soon as he moved into Carfax Abbey, he started gathering another set of groupies. If Dracula is sad, IMHO, it’s because he doesn’t know the bittersweet flavor that mortality gives to all human actions, NOT because he’s lonely. I mean, geesh, his hangouts are like the Playboy Mansion.

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