tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post846006041512098260..comments2024-03-28T14:28:59.530-07:00Comments on Taliesin meets the vampires: Shiver – reviewTaliesin_ttlghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-36793082074879475782008-11-05T09:27:00.000-08:002008-11-05T09:27:00.000-08:00Hi AVI very nearly added the word pigmentosa to th...Hi AV<BR/><BR/>I very nearly added the word pigmentosa to the review, as I was convinced that was the reference, but the film only mentioned Xeroderma... <BR/><BR/>I also nearly went into a full spiel about porphyria (as the tightening of gums can make teeth looked elongated as a secondary condition) and the fact that any popularist connection to vampirism is mostly based on a flimsy theorem by David Dolphin that does not hold up. Again it isn't mentioned in the film, so I cut that out.<BR/><BR/>Good to hear from you btwTaliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-11382814939721081472008-11-05T07:43:00.000-08:002008-11-05T07:43:00.000-08:00"We hear the term Xeroderma and he is developing f..."We hear the term Xeroderma and he is developing fangs, which is a secondary effect to his condition."<BR/><BR/>This reference, in the film, is most likely alluding to Xeroderma pigmentosa, a skin condition that causes heightened photo-sensitivity. It's one of several flimsy theories certain people have put forward to explain the vampire myth (like porphyria).Anthony Hogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647370834507823458noreply@blogger.com