Vampire Rules

[lillibet]

With the huge popularity of vampires lately, I've been thinking...

[Poll #1487782]

*meaning, if the vampires in a particular bit of fiction don't conform, it nags at you, feels like cheating, maybe turns you off that world, etc.

Comments

[trowa-barton.livejournal.com]

Are you part of the "Real Vampires Don't Sparkle" crowd?
You would probably like "Thirst".

[lillibet.livejournal.com]

I find that I get antsy with any of the ones (Moonlight springs to mind as another) where they can go out in the sun--it's not the sparkling that offends me. Of course, with Twilight there is so much of deeper import to offend that I don't much care what time of day they're abroad.

[trowa-barton.livejournal.com]

On the flipside of the sunlight allowance: Forever Knight.

[lillibet.livejournal.com]

Yup. True Blood has been inconsistent on that point.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

You'll probably appreciate Grady Hendrix's piece, Vampires Suck.

I lack real opinions on the subject of vampires, but I did laugh.