That sunlight can kill vampires seems to be a modern invention, perhaps started by the U.S. government to scare superstitious guerrillas in the Philippines in the 1950s. While sunlight can be used by vampires to kill other vampires, as in Ann Rice’s popular novel Interview with a Vampire, other vampires such as Lord Ruthven and Varney were able to walk in daylight.
In my books sunlight makes vampires feel ill, but doesn't kill them. :)
ReplyDeleteGosh, I forgot his name, but there was a man on Coast to Coast am, who was involved when Hollywood invented the whole sunlight-kills-vampire thing. They needed to end the movie fast and decided that's how they would do it. Just made it up.
ReplyDeleteMy are kind of similar, Ranae.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, Savanna! But that sounds about right. lol! Leave it to Hollywood!
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