On 13/09/2011 11:38 AM, Warp wrote:

>    IIRC also in the original Dracula movie sunlight wasn't such a big
> problem.
>
>    The whole sunlight thing was invented by the movie Nosferatu. For some
> reason it stuck.

I'm almost afraid to ask how you know that...

>    Comparing those two movies is actually interesting, as they both set
> precedents that have lasted to this day. The former set the precedent for
> an elegant suave aristocrat gentleman who would lure their victims using
> his sheer charm and personality (with possible bits of hypnosis).

So, the "evil genius" character?

>    The latter set the precedent for the deformed, big-fanged, pointy-eared
> (and hence more bat-like) vampire, which also sees its uses nowadays to
> larger or lesser extent.

Random monster.

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