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      Love that this suggests that for vampires, it’s all in their head

      That’s what Terry Pratchett’s Carpe Jugulum tells us. With sufficient exposure and willpower vampires (or “vampyres” as this more modern variety calls themselves) can become immune to sunlight and holy symbols!

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          Man, they’re all a fav. I’m finishing up a full read-through, and until The Embuggerance every book seemed better than the one before it. Even after The Embuggerance they’re still excellent.

          GNU Terry Pratchett

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        Also a plot point of an older also amazing book (spoiler alert?)

        !Richard Mattheson’s I Am Legend. Not even close to the same as the movie!<

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    However, it doesn’t reflect everything. Maybe it’s a particular part of sunlight that impacts vampires, one that gets absorbed by the Moon’s surface.

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    What if vampires’ non-reaction to mirrors is why reflected sunlight does not bother them?

    If we can figure out the magic wavelength, we could take out vampires with flashlights.

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    This is funny, but I think stereotypical vampire lore still stands. I think it’s only direct sunlight that is an issue. If a vampire stands in a room with an open window, but off to the side, they’re generally considered fine. If light reflected off a wall is ok then why is the moon not?

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    I love how this implies that sunlight only hurts vampires if they know that sunlight is supposed to hurt them

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      The BBC series Dracula really explores this trope in a really interesting way. Worth a watch without spoilering anything.

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    My theory is that vampires can only handle sunlight in small doses, not when the sun is directly shining on the Earth.

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      We learned it like this at school:

      Light beam bounces once or more, suck that victim dry, senor
      Light beam bounces none or less, seek the curtains now, princess

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        Werewolf school didn’t teach me shit…i mean they did teach me how to shit to properly mark my territory, but didn’t use any fancy poems or nothing.

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          At least they let you guys outside. Imagine being told you need “sleeping lessons” where they lock you in a box all day

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    count Dracula wasn’t destroyed by sunlight, he just had weaker magical powers. during the day he could only change form at dawn, noon, and dusk, although he maintained that power throughout the entire night.

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    I always head-canon that sunlight reflected off of moon rocks has some property that makes it not dangerous for vampires, sucks out the hamon or something.