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Horror
The suspense and thrills of danger and the unknown are greatly leveraged in this genre of literature. Frankenstein is one of the earliest novels to set the stage and many of these literary classics have been adapted for the screen.
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Why did Count Dracula want to take over the world?
Because he awake at night and had nothing better to do. You see, Count Dracula had friends in Frankenstein, The Mummy and Tom Cruise. He got sick of Tom Cruise's attitude and was like "Danga doop dang dizzle. I vant to suck your blood". Chinga chang.
Is Bram Stroker's novel Dracula suitable for teens?
I first read Dracula when I was 15. I think that, from that age, it can be understood. I don't think it would ordinarily appeal to anyone younger.
The unusual way it has been written, in the form of journals of the characters in the book, is very interesting, and it certainly intrigued me when I first read it.
Did Count Dracula sell his soul to the devil?
in many books it says so, but that is most illogical, he probably sold it to a impostor who seemed to be in a alliance with his evil mind
Did Edgar Allan Poe have a castle?
I know Poe is a wonderful author (one of my favorites) and that every awesome author SHOULD own a castle... he was not rich enough (or rich for that matter) to purchase a castle... So, no he did not own one... he might have in his mind! ;)
How was Dracula finally destroyed?
Just before sundown Dracula is "sheared through the throat" and stabbed in the heart with a bowie knife. Whether shearing through the throat means his throat was cut or that he was decapitated is unclear.
What year was interview with a vampire made?
The movie "Interview with the Vampire" was released in 1994. The book, however, was released in 1976.
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What is the origin of Dracula?
The story of Dracula was partly based on European folklore and partly based on unrelated historical events. The author of 'Dracula', Bram Stoker, spent several years researching European folklore and stories of vampires (Dracula was not the first Vampire book) and became interested in the word dracul. This word, from the Megleno-Romanian language, means 'devil' but also used to mean 'dragon'.
The fictional (made-up) character of Dracula was based just in name on a man that lived in what is now Romania in Eastern Europe between 1431 and 1476. His name was Vlad Dracula.
Vlad's father held the title of Dracul (no 'a' at the end) because he was a member of a secret fraternal order of knights called The Order of the Dragon. So as Vlad was his son, he received the name Dracula (Son of the Order of the Dragon).
Vlad Dracula is most famously known as 'Vlad the Impaler'. He was called this because this was his preferred method of executing people (by leaving them to die slowly impaled on steaks).
Historians argue that Bram Stoker in fact knew little of the historic Vlad III except for his nickname. In his book Stoker includes no details about Vlad III's reign and does not mention his use of impalement.
Bram Stoker was originally going to call his vampire "Count Wampyr" but changed it to "Count Dracula" basically because he liked the word/name Dracula. The original Vlad Dracula was not a Count, nor was he a vampire. In writing Dracula, Stoker may also have drawn on Gaelic fairy stories about blood-drinking women.
The mannerisms of Dracula are thought to have come from a man called Henry Irving, a stage actor in the Victorian era at a theater where Stoker worked. Stoker apparently modeled Dracula's dramatic sweeping gestures and gentlemanly mannerisms on those he had observed in Irving.
Early belief in vampires has thought to have come from people at the time not fully understanding the process of a body decomposing after death and so trying to rationalize this by creating the figure of the vampire to explain it.
What effect does a violent thunderstorm have on victor when he is fifteen?
Victor witnesses the destructive power of nature when lightning destroys a tree near his house.
What is the climax in tunnels of blood by Darren shan?
Darren's best friend, Evra is kidnapped by the Vampaneze Murlough. Darren trades his girlfriend, Debbie, for Evra's life to the disgust of Larten Crepsley, but it is all a trap. By replacing Debbie with a goat under her sheets Murlough is attacked from behing by Crepsley and killed. He is then dumped in the sewers by the vampires, who flee into the night, fearing the wrath of the vampaneze
Who played celia in underworld?
There is no character of Celia, but the character of Selene was played by Kate Beckinsale.
What name of 70's horror show boo?
I would like to know also, been trying to find info about it but can't find anything. i was convinced that it was all in my head but others remember it as well
Who are the hags in Dracula and when do they appear?
They come in just as Dracula is about to eat Jonathan (Mr Hawkins)
Can Dracula survived a wooden stake through his heart?
In the book Dracula, it would seem that decapitation should accompany staking, in order to utterly destroy a vampire. Here is Dracula's end, when Jonathan Harker and Quincey Morris manage to jump on the wagon carrying the box that Dracula is lying in. The sun is about to set, and they just make it in time:
"..But, on the instant, came the sweep and flash of Jonathan's great knife. I shrieked as I saw it shear through the throat; whilst at the same moment Mr. Morris' bowie knife plunged in the heart.
It was like a miracle; but before our very eyes, and almost in the drawing of a breath, the whole body crumbled into dust and passed from our sight."
What discussions influence the development of Mary Shelley's idea?
When Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, she was influenced by discussions about Ovid's Metamorephoses and John Milton's Paradise Lost.
What surprises Jonathan when he tries to explore the outdoor grounds of Castle Dracula?
When Jonathan Harker tries to explore the outdoor grounds of Castle Dracula, he is surprised by three female vampires, known as the Brides of Dracula.
What is the scariest thing you could ever do?
Watch a 16 hour teletubbies marathon. thats not true. maybe you but thats just sad so watev. anywho i think its probably go sky divivng then forgeting your parachute, jumping out with a parachute but it wont come out, or jumping out and the parachute comes out but it has holes in it so those you would die in! yikes. i know its a run on sentance but whatever. BYE
