Current mood:

but not for blood!

Link Set 10.
Hello, my fearsome fanged friends!

Well, actually I hope none of you really do have fangs, but the alliteration is nice, don't you think?





I'm sure you can guess what this set's all about.

http://victorian-fiction.suite101.com/article.cfm/mina_harker_in_bram_stokers_dracula
But ladies first, hmmm?

http://www.ufodigest.com/news/0209/vrykolakas.php
I thought this year, I'd focus on something other than the Dracula-esque vampire we all know and love (while wearing a sturdy Algernon's Collar about our throats, of course).

http://www.monstropedia.org/index.php?title=Strigoi
Romanian vampires are fascinating.

http://www.agonyagogo.com/penina.html
In the old D&D Monsters Manual, this particular creature was listed. I'm told it had to be taken out for being too gruesome.

http://www.answers.com/topic/lamia
An interesting sort of creature to me.

http://www.monstropedia.org/index.php?title=Strix
Hey! Screechies aren't scary! *L*

http://www.whiterosesgarden.com/Vampyres/VAMP_psychiatry/VAMP_clinical_vampirism.htm
Yes Virginia--vampires DO exist.

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/mythology/118872
So many different kinds!

http://chscarlett.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/types-of-vampires-baital/
There seems to be at least one variety for every culture in the whole world. Including India.

http://everything2.com/title/Baobhan+Sith
In the book Goblin Moon, trolls have a "deformity" in the form of some animalistic feature. A clawed, scaly paw instead of a hand, or a horses's leg complete with hoof. I wonder if Ms. Edgerton researched these ladies and used them as inspiration?

http://www.deliriumsrealm.com/delirium/articleview.asp?Post=21
I need to share this with Mom, since her birthday falls within the "zone".

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY/2004-10/1099177597
I'd never heard of this poor lady until I did this year's research. So sad!

http://theunexplainedmysteries.com/Incubus.html
Quite clear why Ms. Hamilton used these creatures as inspiration.


B0NUS LINK!!!! Because I just love you guys. And because links are cool.

http://lemuriangypsies.blogspot.com/2005/09/watch-out-for-mulo-on-all-hallows-eve.html
I did say every culture, did I not? Fascinating!


I hope tonight's guest list of sanguinary connoisseurs intrigues you. Remember to scatter the rice before your thresholds and hang your garlic curtains tonight, my dears!