tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post8324007719048335241..comments2024-03-07T23:09:10.207-08:00Comments on Taliesin meets the vampires: Vamp or Not? Def by TemptationTaliesin_ttlghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-3813992899493774482020-02-22T06:55:44.197-08:002020-02-22T06:55:44.197-08:00Cheers Fra Moretta. Of course there is also a conn...Cheers Fra Moretta. Of course there is also a connection between vampires and plague - as exploited in Nosferatu.<br /><br />I do run a wide definition of vampire and agree that this is more succubus, but still vampiric in activity.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and taking time to comment - its always appreciated.Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-12837340713679250212020-02-21T08:10:28.823-08:002020-02-21T08:10:28.823-08:00While agree that in the movie there is a strong mi...While agree that in the movie there is a strong mix of vampiric and demonic lore there is something that point me more towards demonic. In the book "Le Streghe: Roghi,Processi, Riti e Pozioni" ("The Witches: Burnings, Processes, Rites and Potions") by Vanna De Angelis there is a chapter about incubi and succubi, in wich is reported the story of a hermit that failed to resist a succubus. After having sex with the demon, the hermit died consumed by plague and honestly this remind me a lot of a scene in the movie.Fra Morettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678455141478397180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-37525123453436011262011-04-03T23:39:50.742-07:002011-04-03T23:39:50.742-07:00Correction: Hourglass is played by Christopher McD...Correction: Hourglass is played by Christopher McDonald, not Joe Piscopo. Sorry about that! (I suppose they do kind of resemble each other.)<br /><br />HalekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-54586335677541334422011-04-03T23:18:41.500-07:002011-04-03T23:18:41.500-07:00cheers for that Halek, I must admit I haven't ...cheers for that Halek, I must admit I haven't watched any of the series (unless vampires suck comes under that series)Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-17288946766771144712011-04-03T23:01:36.184-07:002011-04-03T23:01:36.184-07:00I just thought of another one: Hourglass (Joe Pisc...I just thought of another one: Hourglass (Joe Piscopo) from Superhero Movie is another energy leech who rapidly ages his victims. But nothing else about the film or character is remotely vampish. <br /><br />(While most of the "______ Movie" films are pretty bad, this one is actually quite funny.) <br /><br />HalekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-55988862647909483932011-04-02T13:43:00.977-07:002011-04-02T13:43:00.977-07:00Hi Halek - now you mention it, yes there is a ligh...Hi Halek - now you mention it, yes there is a light sahde of Carmilla to that moment.<br /><br />Any others suitable for 'Vamp or Not?', that you think of, feel free to mention.Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-87657496078098703942011-04-02T11:46:55.014-07:002011-04-02T11:46:55.014-07:00I'm with you; Def By Temptation is definitely ...I'm with you; Def By Temptation is definitely vamp. It's is full of very memorable vampiric-demonic imagery that is often quite eerie, like Temptation menacing the boy in the church. (Shades of Carmilla - stalking the protagonist in childhood.) The final reveal of the fate of Temptation is reminiscent of the coda of at least three other vampire movies. A superior, and unique, genre movie.<br /><br />On the topic of succubi/incubi, there's a very good movie called Ink (2009) that features characters called 'incubi' which are different from traditional incubi even though they are still associated with nightmares. I wish I could make the case that Ink is close enough for a Vamp or Not? but I really can't. <br /><br />HalekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com