"In antiquity there were divinities who demanded blood sacrifices. In the Middle Ages of the "walking dead" and other bloodthirsty beings were as prevalent as the plague. Between then and now, from Transylvania to London, legends, firsthand accounts, literature and film have conspired to distill into one being all our worst fears and most secret desires. "
(Jean Marigny, Vampires. Restless Creatures of the Night)
El Vampiro es tan bello
que el azogue se niega a reflejarlo.
Si su sombra te alcanza,
olvidarán tu nombre los espejos,
pero hallarás un eco en la hermosura
de quien has elegido como doble.
The Vampire is so beautiful
that the quicksilver denies to reflect it
If its shadow reaches you,
The mirror will forget your name,
but you will find an echo in the beauty
of the one you have chosen as a double.*
*Vicente Quirarte
(Elogio del Vampiro in the book El Angel es Vampiro)
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