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Shadow In The Window

Outside the window
Late at night
Deep in the shadows
But not beyond sight
Illuminated by,
The moon, pale, bright
Stands a figure.

Elegant, graceful,
Tall and fair
With hypnotic eyes
And black shroud of hair.
Inviting, beckoning,
me to his lair.
Whispers my name.

Hollow eyes burning
Murky, dense.
The figure fades.
Nothing but silence
Intense and deafening.
My body tense,
I am afraid.

He's still here. I feel
His hunger.
Chills run down my spine
Heart beats like thunder.
What is this creature that lurks, I wonder?
Pleasure and pain.

The form reappears
Near my bed.
Lord of the Darkness
He rules the Undead,
nourished by blood, fear, pain.
With lips cruel, red,
Stands above me.

Descends upon my
throat. Beaming.
Foul breath in my face
Sharp, white teeth gleaming.
Three drops of blood fall, slip
away, streaming.
Warm crimson tears.

Try to resist, but
Paralyzed.
Cannot fight this thing
so strong, so despised.
Defenseless. No one comes,
Or hears my cries.
I fight alone.

The task is finished.
Hesitates.
Then, rising once more
With empty eyes, takes
One long, last look. Silent,
He dissipates.
He is Vampyr.

(written by Elaine Rucki)

Send someone a free virtual postcard!
Horror/Fantasy:
* Vampire Postcard Center
* Morticia's Cards Shop
* Gargoyle Postcards
* Roses & Thorns' Wishing Well (theme: Vampire: The Masquerade)
* The Final Descent's MurderGrams
* Ms Behavin's Misadventures - Fantasy Greeting...

"IN AFRICA: The missionaries drank Christ's blood and ate his body so why shouldn't their native students drink the missionaries' blood and eat their bodies?"
-- The Natural History of the Vampire

Favourite Movies of the Genre

* Fright Night
(Read my review: FRIGHT NIGHT Movie Review )
* Fright Night Pt. II
* Martin
(this is a *very* strange one!)
* Bram Stoker's Dracula
* Dracula (original)
* The Lost Boys
* Buffy The Vampire Slayer
* The Hunger

In his story "Carmilla", author Sheridan Le Fanu assigned a unique characteristic to vampires: they must choose a name that, "if not his or her real one, should at least reproduce, without the omission or addition of a single letter, those, as we say, anagrammatically, which compose it." Carmilla was originally named Millarca and was also known as Mircalla. This characteristic was unique to Le Fanu's vampire.

Although others have not employed Le Fanu's stipulation concerning the vampire's name, noted in sequels to Dracula, the leading character frequently called himself Count (or Dr. or Mr.) "Alucard", Dracula's name spelled backward, such as in Son of Dracula (1943). Other variations of Dracula included Dr. Aluca, or , in the Dell Dracula comic book, Al U. Card.
-- pg. 429, The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead

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Pablo Gosse writes:

Just thought I would let anybody out there who is a Dracula fan, vampire, vampire hunter, vampire watcher, or in any way associated with vampires, that I finally got around to putting up on my web site an article that I wrote last fall for The Muse, the student paper where I worked. I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Raymond T. McNally, the man who found Vlad Tepes castle in Romania back in the early 1960s, when he came to MUN to do a lecture, and also several other notable vampire experts. Quite an interesting experience. The article was later picked up by a local daily.

If anyone out there is a child of the night, or just a fan, it may be of interest to you. Link to it through: Dracula: A mirror upon ourselves

Ciao,
P.

Back in high school, I did an essay on vampires, and I must apologize if it seems hastily written. It was! I had a terrible habit of procrastinating until the night before....
Anyway, here it is! Essay:The Sexual Motivation...



Quite some time ago, I came across an article in the Washington Post that was rather interesting, and I've added it here: Article: Macabre medicine

Swaying branch, a goblin's hand
Scudding clouds, a ghostly band
Jack-o'-lanterns glint and glower
Midnight is the witching hour.

Halloween is my favourite occasion, and always has been, and not just because of all the free candy I got from trick-or-treating!
The rich history of this time of year involves more than just dressing up. Find out about the meaning behind the name at any of these links:
* Halloween: Then and Now -- This might be for AOL'ers only.
* Halloween and Los Dias De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
and I just *had* to add this:
* A Love of Monsters
* Halloween Sound Bites (Might be for AOL'ers only!)
* The Cabinet of Dr. Casey - Halloween on the Web
* The Cabinet of Dr. Casey - Halloween in the Cabinet
* Caverns Of Blood (HORROR WITH ATTITUDE) - Halloween Games

I have finally completed a separate Halloween page: HALLOWEEN: Costumes, Parties.. although there are still some links etc... on the bottom of this page.




Once a week, I will post a poem, with credit to the author, that is related to either vampires, or Halloween, or both.
Submit by emailing: raven2dove@aol.com .
Poems should be no longer than 30 lines (approx.).



Please tell me: What is the coolest thing you (or someone you know) have dressed up as for Halloween? raven2dove@aol.com

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Elaine's AMERICAN GOTHIC Montage
Shaun Cassidy's creation, TV series "American Gothic". Pics, fan poems/songs, name & character fashion meanings, AG trivia, AG soundtrack, more...

The Craig Shrine
Page dedicated to ''American Gothic" Production Assistant, Craig Edwards. Includes quotes from Craig & Cast, Episode Anecdotes (behind-the-scenes stuff!), AG jokes, more...


Or:
The Write Path: A Writer's Resource Page

Elaine's MONSTER Download & Resource Page!
Games, screensavers/themes/sounds/graphics, search engine info, antivirus info, business/educational/financial software, etc...




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Copyright (c) 1997 by Elaine Rucki

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For as long as I can remember, I have been intrigued by vampires, horror movies, Halloween and the like.
I have dedicated this page to these things.
Enjoy...