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    Will Christian Vampires Finally Put A Stake In The Heart Of This Neverending Trend?

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    Image of LolaQuinn is full of beans LolaQuinn is full of beans
    07/19/09

    In reply to Will Christian Vampires Finally Put A Stake In The Heart Of This Neverending Trend?
    Don't Christians already have enough best-selling fiction in the form of the Bible?

    Oh, ouch. That's right, I went there.
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    Image of Adah Adah
    07/19/09

    In reply to Will Christian Vampires Finally Put A Stake In The Heart Of This Neverending Trend?
    Did anyone actually read Twilight? It practically is a Christian vampire story. Edward worries that he has no soul, that's half the reason he won't turn Bella into a vampire. Edward's worried about Bella committing a sin, so he won't have sex before marriage. Yeah, there are no actual churches involved, but the underlying Christian themes aren't exactly far below the surface.
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    Image of whynotshesaid whynotshesaid
    07/19/09

    @Adah: Actually, I have an internet-friend who makes the case that Twilight is based heavily on LDS folklore and theology. I read her take on it, it's pretty convincing.
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    Image of That_little_attention_whore That_little_attention_whore
    07/19/09

    @whynotshesaid: "Twilight" pretty much IS Mormon propaganda. that whole "we will get married (right out of high school, no less) and be together for all eternity" thing? Yeah. Stephanie Meyer went to BYU, and obviously A) is very familiar with the theology b) very familiar with Utah (particularly Utah County) Mormon culture and c) lacking the imagination to come up with any ideas of her own.
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    Image of queenieinmanhattan queenieinmanhattan
    07/19/09

    @Adah: This is EXACTLY what I was thinking. It may be a bit more allegorical, but it definitely lays out a traditionalistic Christian view of love, marriage, family, good vs. evil and the like.
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    Image of maude_flanders maude_flanders
    07/18/09

    In reply to Will Christian Vampires Finally Put A Stake In The Heart Of This Neverending Trend?
    I have no specific interest in vampires, even the stories and characters that balance sexy/scary enough to become interested in ("Interview with a Vampire" or "True Blood", instead of this "Twilight" bullshit).

    So, sorry to threadjack but from the first time I saw that damn "Twilight" poster and remember Cedric Diggory, I absolutely understood why Robert Pattinson was chosen to play beautiful teen bloodsucking Byron....the photo used for this post only reinforces that. I pity him a little because of the rabid fans(seriously? How the fuck do people not understand that actors =/= their characters?), some unfortunate potential typecasting, the drawbacks of playing this character, and the fact that the poster looks (gratingly) like another shitty fashion ad, but his face is beautiful here (taking into account that at least SOME of that must be air-brushing). Those pouting lips! He certainly looks the part inhumanly beautiful, undead Adonis.

    When he cleans up, indeed, he really is studly/pretty, and he seems like a nice enough guy in interviews...or at least no more of an asshole than any of his heartthrob peers.
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    Image of Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole
    07/18/09

    In reply to Will Christian Vampires Finally Put A Stake In The Heart Of This Neverending Trend?
    I keep hearing about this sparking vampire thing. What is it about? In the books do they wear glitter? Is it intrinsic to their skin?
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    Image of notheretomakefriends notheretomakefriends
    07/19/09

    @Hana Maru: in Twilight, their skin glitters when in direct sunlight, as opposed to disappearing in a poof of smoke, a la Nosferatu.
    On a side note, Joan Acocella and the New Yorker out loud have a podcast edition where she deconstructs the appeal of vampire fiction over the time, interesting stuff. http://www.newyorker.com/online/2009/03/16/090316on_audio_acocella
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    Image of notheretomakefriends notheretomakefriends
    07/19/09

    @notheretomakefriends: further reading for the high-brow liberal in you: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2009/03/16/090316crat_atlarge_acocella
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    Image of Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole
    07/20/09

    @notheretomakefriends: Thank you!
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    Image of stoprobbers stoprobbers
    07/18/09

    In reply to Will Christian Vampires Finally Put A Stake In The Heart Of This Neverending Trend?
    Someone please just make it stop.

    (Also: Fascination With Werewolves = Dude, THRILLER! You know I'm right.)
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    Image of andonthatnote, JOC andonthatnote, JOC
    07/18/09

    In reply to Will Christian Vampires Finally Put A Stake In The Heart Of This Neverending Trend?
    Wait, doesn't MT Anderson already have a vampire book called "Thirsty"? This is a problem for me.
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    Image of girlarchaeologist girlarchaeologist
    07/18/09

    In reply to Will Christian Vampires Finally Put A Stake In The Heart Of This Neverending Trend?
    So werewolves are going to be the new vampires, which were the new zombies, which were the new pirates, which were the new ninjas, which were the new cowboys, which were the new werewolves? And so the cycle of life continues.
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    Image of Spacegirl goes home Spacegirl goes home
    07/18/09

    In reply to Will Christian Vampires Finally Put A Stake In The Heart Of This Neverending Trend?
    Can vampires be scary again? Please? Pretty please? I'll pay you...
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    Image of cate3710 cate3710
    07/18/09

    @Spacegirl.goes.home: Read Let the Right One In. It's not quite "normal" vampires, but it's very, very good and creepy.
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    Image of Rooo sez BISH PLZ Rooo sez BISH PLZ
    07/18/09

    In reply to Will Christian Vampires Finally Put A Stake In The Heart Of This Neverending Trend?
    Bring Buffy back.
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    Image of counterclockwise counterclockwise
    07/18/09

    @Rooo sez BISH PLZ:
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    Image of That_little_attention_whore That_little_attention_whore
    07/19/09

    @Rooo sez BISH PLZ: I think this was on Jez before, but it's worth another look-see:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZwM3GvaTRM
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    Edited by That_little_attention_whore at 07/19/09 12:40 PM That_little_attention_whore was starred That_little_attention_whore was unstarred
    Image of That_little_attention_whore That_little_attention_whore
    07/19/09

    @That_little_attention_whore: more from the author of that genius little mashup: http://www.wimnonline.org/WIMNsVoicesBlog/?p=1272
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    Image of Kilotwat Kilotwat
    07/18/09

    In reply to Will Christian Vampires Finally Put A Stake In The Heart Of This Neverending Trend?

    Not a surprise, really. The Bible itself, with its undead messiah and all, pioneered the genre of Christian zombie fic.
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    Image of Snowbunny Snowbunny
    07/19/09

    @Kilotwat: I love how True Blood keeps trying to show underlying clues about Jesus being a vampire.

    "Jesus rose from the dead."
    "So Jesus was the first vampire?" Thank you, Jason Stackhouse.

    "Jesus is the only person that should rise from the dead."
    "Actually, Jesus made Lazarus rise from the dead..."

    I think that this is both hilarious and heartily mocks people who hypocritically use the bible. Don't eat shell fish.
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    Image of counterclockwise counterclockwise
    07/18/09

    In reply to Will Christian Vampires Finally Put A Stake In The Heart Of This Neverending Trend?
    I thought that thanks to transubstantiation, Catholics have been drinking blood for centuries! At least that's what I've learned in school.
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    Image of XanthusBinky XanthusBinky
    07/18/09

    In reply to Will Christian Vampires Finally Put A Stake In The Heart Of This Neverending Trend?
    Uh... "Thirsty" is already a YA vampire novel by M.T. Anderson.
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    Image of nataliaalicen nataliaalicen
    07/18/09

    In reply to Will Christian Vampires Finally Put A Stake In The Heart Of This Neverending Trend?
    The Christian vampire idea doesn't work. Remember Anne Rice?
    I guess people nowadays will read any crap.
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    Image of Plate2.18 Plate2.18
    07/18/09

    In reply to Will Christian Vampires Finally Put A Stake In The Heart Of This Neverending Trend?
    I have to say, I'm kind of liking this development. When I was younger it seemed like all the Christians I knew would freak out at the mention of something ungodly, like a vampire, and I think now a lot of them have mellowed. (My parents, for one, are actually okay with Harry Potter now, which is kind of amazing.)

    I guess I think this is a good thing for Christian culture, though a bad thing for vampire culture.
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    07/18/09

    In reply to Will Christian Vampires Finally Put A Stake In The Heart Of This Neverending Trend?
    Hahaha I just noticed the "more about sparkly vampires" column to the right.

    Tremendous!
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    Image of CGirl CGirl
    07/18/09

    @hortense: The column on the right has been the responsible of several ironies lately.
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    notheretomakefriends promoted this comment CGirl was starred CGirl was unstarred
    Image of notheretomakefriends notheretomakefriends
    07/19/09

    @CGirl: yes indeed, and is responsible for several hours lost reading old articles. That stuff is worse than wikipedia and tvtropes put together (worse for my laundry duties that is)
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