tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post6136539833713632928..comments2024-03-27T19:07:19.133-04:00Comments on The Silver Key: Dracula revisited: Some observations on an old classicBrian Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-90990307502929701582009-06-28T21:32:00.510-04:002009-06-28T21:32:00.510-04:00Great blog post. I liked Salem's Lot up until...Great blog post. I liked Salem's Lot up until they end when the vampires were defeated. That scene was just terrible, which was a shame, as the rest of the movie was very good.Mr Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07502432352346301026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-28569161616307545982009-06-28T14:44:58.418-04:002009-06-28T14:44:58.418-04:00I agree Eric, at some point vampire stories morphe...I agree Eric, at some point vampire stories morphed from horror into gothic romance (and now some strange hybrid that includes Beverly Hills 90210).Brian Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-86203247094944606912009-06-28T11:35:34.067-04:002009-06-28T11:35:34.067-04:00Right - the thing I'm not too keen on in '...Right - the thing I'm not too keen on in 'modern' vampire fiction is how SAFE it all is. The sexuality and violence in Dracula is so darn creepy. Isn't that one point of horror fiction?Eric D. Lehmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06463816538253906019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-86191405172337926062009-06-22T09:17:32.846-04:002009-06-22T09:17:32.846-04:00You know, it might be a wierd sort of coincidence,...You know, it might be a wierd sort of coincidence, but I've been going through this old book over the last few weeks myself.<br /><br />It's been interesting to me, at least, how simultaneously pertinent and out of date the book can be, and how drastically it's transformed over the decades.Hamlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135081554790749914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-228512716040802262009-06-19T08:45:49.104-04:002009-06-19T08:45:49.104-04:00Hi Kent, Salem's Lot (the movie) does deserve ...Hi Kent, Salem's Lot (the movie) does deserve its own review on here some day. Despite its flaws and made for TV budget, I definitely have a soft spot for that film.<br /><br />I agree that Stoker offers a very interesting and complex portrayal of sexuality in Dracula: Violence and corruption, but also desire and lust, all mixed together.Brian Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-39618873588330218792009-06-19T06:19:46.827-04:002009-06-19T06:19:46.827-04:00There is something beautiful about the horror in S...There is something beautiful about the horror in Salem's lot.<br /><br />Your point about sexiness in vampires is very interesting. The suggestiveness in a vampire's assault would not seem to allow him to be presented as grotesque on screen. The vampire is an intelligent undead. Sexual, intelligent and grotesque is a heady mix. Sexual, stupid and grotesque has probably been done in horror films but that's just a monster.Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165997449776226774noreply@blogger.com