• TWeaK
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    121 year ago

    It is a very metal title, and it’s no wonder Bram Stoker chose it as the name of his character.

    I still maintain that vampires = rabies, though.

    • Biting - the main way rabies is transmitted
    • Weak to holy water - rabies causes hydrophobia
    • Snarling faces - rabies causes muscles to tighten, dogs who have rabies are very snarly
    • Transforms into bats, wolves, etc - rabies is often spread by these animals
    • Feeds on livestock - many “prey” animals primarily exhibit the paralytic form of rabies
    • No reflection - in the past, a person was not considered rabid if they could look at their own reflection

    Give me any other vampire trope, I think I can relate it to rabies.

      • TWeaK
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        51 year ago
        • Garlic - rabies victims have an aversion to strong stimuli, eg taste, smell, and also light.
        • Wooden stakes - in the late stages rabid people are paralytic. They’re still alive, but don’t move. However, if you stab them they might scream.