Interesting thread. I'd argue that it's precisely the tension between desacralized Protestant modernity & atavistic Catholic/Orthodox survival that is the engine of vampire lore. Very clear in Stoker's Dracula with contrast between London/Transylvania.https://twitter.com/jtlevy/status/1531244526253355014 …
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I remember a teen vampire comedy ("My Best Friend Is a Vampire") in which a vampire hunter who mistakenly goes after the wrong guy sticks a crucifix in his face & getting no result, muses, "Maybe he's a Jewish vampire?"

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Which is an interesting question btw! Do Catholic symbols of godliness work on a vampire who doesn't believe in them?

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