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Vampires and Running Water

In Bram Stoker’s Dracula one of the Count’s limitations is an inability to cross running water. I find this comforting and instructive. Comforting because I live on the coast of Oregon where water is running everywhere. Three forks of the … Continue reading

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Wild Roses, Garlic and Wooden Stakes

I recently read Bram Stoker’s Dracula as preparation for a talk on the meaning of monsters—a kind of theology of monsters. I had never read Dracula before and, to be honest, had never had any interest in vampires despite their … Continue reading

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