#dracula

[shroompkinski]

i haven't played a single castlevania game, this is my general understanding of the lore

[lauralot89]

Horny Dracula fans, take two

I made this poll already but I left off names like an idiot so let me do my spiel again

You have been given an unlimited budget and an unlimited run time to make your ideal adaptation of Dracula. You can be as faithful or unfaithful as you want, it's all up to you, with one caveat:

Dracula has to have a relationship, sexual or romantic or both, with one of the humans.

Now if I just made a poll right here, the answer would overwhelmingly be Jonathan Harker. Let's be real. Even if you don't personally ship it, he's the one Dracula spends the most time with, he's the one Dracula declares to be his and stares at while saying "I too can love," Jonathan's plot parallels so many damn "pretty lady with dangerous man" narratives like Bluebeard and Scheherazade and so on and so forth, it all writes itself

so I have removed him as a choice because I'm genuinely curious as to who your second choice would be and why

You don't have to vote on what you think would be cute or whatever (I mean you can if you want but given what Dracula is and his goals I don't think he can have a cute or even vaguely healthy relationship with a human), just whatever you think would be most narratively interesting. Whether within the narrative of the existing story or going off in some other direction.

Give me your vampire romance thesis

[tildexart]

You are so right you are so right about the female character!!!

Mina outsmarts Dracula. Coppola says "what if ehe never outsmarted him?"

One of the things that make Mina so special in the book is her innovation.

For example: Dracula keeps trying to destroy the evidence of his crimes, and relies on ignorance. So what does she do? She actively seeks and collects every single piece of evidence, and combined them like a damn Sherlock Holmes. Some refuse to share theirs, but she makes them (Seward) and then she types everything. To share with everyone who got targeted by that mysterious man, and thus expose him and his nature.

Coppola has Van Helsing have this idea.

Dracula later, in an angry retaliation, assaults Mina, in an attempt to make her his own minion. It's the most obvious rape metaphor you will ever read. Mina feels debased, dirty, fallen, but she chooses to reveal the truth, hunt him down, and fight for herself.

Coppola has Mina lie.

Dracula then sets all of Mina's work on fire. He wants to erase all her contributions. But it's for nothing. Because Mina was one step ahead and had typed everything in triplicate. And had locked the copies safely.

Coppola has Mina pine for him.

Dracula then escapes them, and no one knows where he's going. Until Mina tells Van Helsing to hypnotize her. She believes she can use the psychic link that Dracula forced between them in order to spy on her and to reverse it. It works.

Coppola gives the idea to Van Helsing.

I could go on for hours but you get what I mean. When Coppola, the musical, the tv shows, the spin off novels, decide to make Mina a swooning, destiny-bound damsel needing the touch of a real man to awaken her, he sets everything authentic and unique about Mina into the flames.

agreed! like i really dont have anything to add to this, this analysis is in-depth and explains her mischaracterization perfectly!

[belalugosi1882]

Bela Lugosi in a publicity portrait for Dracula 1931

[everythinandanything]

i just love that the entire Dracula Tumblr fandom has decided Jonathan and Mina are both bi.

They might be the only hetero couple we ship, but that doesn't stop us from making it queer!

[maryshelleysgrave]

This year is going to be my first time following along with Dracula daily and even though I've read Dracula many times and know what happens, I'm actually unreasonably excited for May 3rd like I genuinely cannot wait until my good friend Jonathan Harker goes on his little business trip

[newwavesylviaplath]

the only thing i'm thinking abt rn is how much i love vampires. they're my fave ever like yes please come inside and suck my blood. make yourself at home. do u want something to eat before you drain my entire body? maybe we can go out for some dinner! yeah haha sorta like a date i guess. i mean- would you be into that orrr

[a-pain-in-the-neck]

a few studies of the late Lucy Westenra for a project

[personal-either-later-internat]

https://donna-643.mxtkh.fun/dy/zHkrnUu

[lauralot89]

Listen up all you horny Dracula fans

You have been given an unlimited budget and an unlimited run time to make your ideal adaptation of Dracula. You can be as faithful or unfaithful as you want, it's all up to you, with one caveat:

Dracula has to have a relationship, sexual or romantic or both, with one of the humans.

Now if I just made a poll right here, the answer would overwhelmingly be Jonathan Harker. Let's be real. Even if you don't personally ship it, he's the one Dracula spends the most time with, he's the one Dracula declares to be his and stares at while saying "I too can love," Jonathan's plot parallels so many damn "pretty lady with dangerous man" narratives like Bluebeard and Scheherazade and so on and so forth, it all writes itself

so I have removed him as a choice because I'm genuinely curious as to who your second choice would be and why

Personally my vote would be Lucy both because she's the only person who doesn't outright hate Dracula (mostly because she never met him while conscious) and also they're parallels to each other in some ways (he has the three brides, she has the three suitors, etc) but I would be interested to see what everybody else is shipping, give me your sexy vampire thesis

[draculancer-flow]

They put lean in the Kobold's slag dispenser

[gerardway-is-my-babygirl]

Renfield Anniversary Week, day 5: Favourite Ship

NO ONE CAN STOP ME FROM COMBINING MY SPECIAL INTERESTS!!!!

Dracfield as the three cheers for sweet revenge cover because I'm FERAL and RABID

[poisonwithkaffeflavour]

Happy birthday to Wihelmina Waltz and A Styrian Rhapsody!!

[coiled-dragon]

Renfield Anniversary Day 3: Favourite Scene

The Apartment scene Reigns Supreme for me ahaha I adored Cage's acting here and also Hoults sad wet cat eyes...

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