Relics come in all shapes, sizes and appearances. From
crucifixes to evil eyes, while others look like no more than pieces of scrap
metal put together, wooden carvings or simply voodoo dolls. Relics can be as
small as a needle or the size of a bulldozer. Regardless of appearance,
components or size of a relic, though, all such artifacts operate on the same
principles.
The continuing myth of vampires evolved from superstition
around death and purification of the soul to a more sparkly (haha get it
because in Twilight vampires sparkle? No? okay moving on) paranormal ideas.
While ancient civilizations’ depictions of vampire-like beings such as Lilitu,
a mystical being who lived off of the blood of babies, and Estries, who
pillaged cities, eating unsuspecting men, both of Assyria; and the Greek and
Roman Empousai, demigoddesses who also feed on men, have served as a vanguard
for later incarnations, since leaving the cave, portrayals of vampirism from
folklore to film share more characteristics—like an aversion to garlic—than
not.
“Esteries”
In modern stories, the beginning is always the same. A
road is dark (with an exception of a few that flicker on and off) It’s really
late, and only the most committed to a good time remain to bear witness to the
night’s secrets. As a dense fog erupts from the forestry of a small town and
the drunks slowly stumble their way home—if they make it that far.
A woman screams—something or someone swallows one man,
and then another, like low hanging fruit, leaving the others panicked. The
woman screams again, we can now see her, still in dimmed lighting, as she flees
some violent scene. In the aftermath, someone suggests vampirism, a condition
dripping with superstition and misfortune, and repeats it, but none of them are
reliable witnesses.
Although his wasn’t the first, Bram Stoker's 1897
novel Dracula provided much of the basis of the modern vampire
legend and popularized the garlic phenomenon. And, historically, this adds up.
Vampirism was seen as a disease, and for time immemorial garlic has served many
cultures with its curative properties.
After concluding some research on vampirism based on Dead Until Dark (True Blood), Twilight and Dracula, I thought I should write about fact versus fiction.These are my theories (based on research/evidence) as to why relics don't work.
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