The Transformation Of The Literary Vampire

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ire, were strong and bird like. Common characteristics were high cheekbones, a thin nose, and a large forehead. They had broad, short hands with long, sharp, pointed nails. They were imagined sleeping in caskets located in dark, dank places, such as crypts and old castles. They, most often, had superhuman powers that consisted of maximum strength, morphing, and mind control. In Dracula the Count is described physically similar to the above with a “strong – a very strong – aquiline” face which contained a high bridged, thin nose, “lofty domed forehead”, a mouth with a fixed “cruel-looking” curl, and pointy sharp white teeth, which “protruded over the lips.” His ears were pointed and pale, and his chin was “broad and strong.” His entire appearance gave the effect of being “extraordinarily pallor.” His hands were “coarse – broad, with squat fingers,” but the nails were long and sharp. He also had hair in the center of his palms. To a reader of the 1890’s, or 1990’s for that matter, it would be fair t...