On the other hand, Bram Stoker's Dracula tells a story about one of the most terrifying monster in myths, the vampire Dracula. ... Once again, the "evil in disguise " monster reminds the readers of human fear towards their oblivious about the future. ... Readers, as well as the characters in the novel, cannot predict when Dracula will harm the protagonists, or how a noble count could be portrayed as a monster. ...

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The monster wrenched the spike from his eye and out it came with a red geyser of blood- he flung it aside with frantic hands, and mad with pain he bellowed out for help from his neighbor Cyclops living round about in caves on windswept crags Hearing his cries, they lumbered up from every side and hulking round his cavern, asked what ailed him: 'What, Polyphemus, what in the world's the trouble? ...

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Vampires: Folklore Throughout the Ages What, exactly, is a vampire? (Thompson: Motif E 251. Vampire- Corpse which comes from grave at night and sucks blood). Does a vampire require a long black cape, fangs, and a mansion in Transylvania? Or can a vampire be any undead person roaming around somewh...

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1. Introduction Nowadays, literature as well as new media offers a wide range of mysterious, supernatural and occult stories dealing with vampires, demons and other forces of darkness. Even though they are all dealing with different issues, almost all of the stories have something in common – alterity. Originally, the concept of alterity was established by Emmanuel Lévinas under the title Altérité et transcendence (1995) and implies a philosophical meaning with the assumption of the existence of a second identity. Actually, this philosophical meaning matches with som...

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