Love this. I do the exact same thing for vampires and zombies. I'm pretty well defended against vampires with a stream and lots of roses in the yard but zombies could just walk right through my big windows and thin walls, man!
OK, I have to ask, why the roses for Vampires? I have never heard this and I love that kind of stuff. Of course it would explain some images I've seen....
My memory's a little fuzzy but I remember they were used as vampire bane in the original Dracula and in more modern times they can be seen used offensively against an undead adversary in no less a horror movie classic than Fright Night 2.
Wikipedia has roses listed as an apotropaic (item able to ward off revenants) along with garlic and holy water.
I bet it has something to do with the power of love, of which roses are a symbol.
Ah, I've only seen FN2 once all the way through. Now the first one I can quote lines from and I had the soundtrack! The only thing I remember about the second one is the mist being really cool.
I remember in Coppola's Dracula that the roses wilted and died (taint of corruption) when Dracula walked past them.
The good news is Velociraptors aren't as large as the ones in "Jurassic Park."
ReplyDeleteThe bad news is my house looks almost like that one.
-Raid
Love this. I do the exact same thing for vampires and zombies. I'm pretty well defended against vampires with a stream and lots of roses in the yard but zombies could just walk right through my big windows and thin walls, man!
ReplyDeleteOK, I have to ask, why the roses for Vampires? I have never heard this and I love that kind of stuff. Of course it would explain some images I've seen....
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Brett
My memory's a little fuzzy but I remember they were used as vampire bane in the original Dracula and in more modern times they can be seen used offensively against an undead adversary in no less a horror movie classic than Fright Night 2.
ReplyDeleteWikipedia has roses listed as an apotropaic (item able to ward off revenants) along with garlic and holy water.
I bet it has something to do with the power of love, of which roses are a symbol.
Ah, love, is there anything it can't do?
Ah, I've only seen FN2 once all the way through. Now the first one I can quote lines from and I had the soundtrack! The only thing I remember about the second one is the mist being really cool.
ReplyDeleteI remember in Coppola's Dracula that the roses wilted and died (taint of corruption) when Dracula walked past them.
Love can't fix my car, teflon tape did that;)
Best,
Brett
Those taints of corruption are never pretty.
ReplyDeleteLOL! Some taints are nicer than others;)
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