![]() ![]() Often a metaphor for the dangers of sexual desire, vampires have remained firmly in the cultural consciousness for over a hundred and fifty years. Though their portrayals will vary across culture - from brooding sexy ones in Twilight and Anne Rice novels to terrifying monstrous Count Orlok in Nosferatu - there are a few things that remain the same: vampires feed on the living to remain immortal, they avoid sunlight, and their hearts are vulnerable to sharp objects - you know, just like you and me. He’s been teaching children to distrust clowns and to run straight home from school since 1986. Where to find one: Pennywise from Stephen King’s It is our generation’s bogeyman of choice. A bogeyman might be an actual human (in one of the tales of Struwwelpeter, a tailor cuts off a boy's thumbs because he sucks them too much), but in most cases, it’s a supernatural force of some type. The bogeyman can take many forms, but their purpose remains constant: to scare the living daylights out of children and coerce them into good behavior. Which mythical creature would be your animal sidekick? ![]()
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