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Several years late, I've started watching the 10th season of American Horror Story. I had watched the previous seasons more or less punctually but, in this case, I've given priority to other series I had on the TV platforms I use to be subscribed to.

And what a surprise to see that, somehow, it touches the vampire theme! And what a second surprise to see that they introduce an absolutely novel vampire issue!



In vampire literature (nuanced by the TV series), one vampire transforms another by biting and ingesting blood. In Dracula, for example, we see the Vampire turning Lucy after feeding on her for a few days. When she dies, and after some time, she is resurrected as a vampire.

Later additions indicate that, after being bitten by a vampire, and in order to turn, it is necessary for the victim to also take blood from the vampire himself. In the vampire films of the British production company Hammer, other clichés are added, such as that the vampire cannot withstand water currents or all kinds of sacred objects.

The TV series (and Anne Rice) have modified these rules to the point of absurdity: a vampire can go out in the daytime if he wears sunscreen (sic) or, as in The Preacher, if he goes out under an umbrella.

And now, in American Horror Story, something absolutely novel and brilliant is proposed: you become a vampire if you ingest a pill that, on the one hand, will help you develop your artistic talent but, on the other hand, due to the cancellation of certain components of the blood it causes, a huge craving for ingesting blood.

I ignore how the series continues (I have only seen two episodes) but, once again AHS shows itself as a great, fresh, inspiring, irreverent, anti-system and artistic series, not to mention its wonderful actors and actresses who, season after season, continue to work on it.

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John666
10:41 Aug 30 2023

Yes. I also enjoyed this series. It’s refreshing when tv programming isn’t just the same old same old…

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In my opinion, the gothic literature of the 21st century is not related to fantastic beings (a vampire, a witch, a ghost, etc.), like that of the 19th century, but should explore the terrors of the current human being: the fear of emptiness, the fear of climate change or the fear of the concept of time. For this reason, I find the TV series "Dark" very interesting.



Netflix released "Dark" as their first featured German-language sci-fi show which boasts a large cast with a splendid storyline. The story pans around a mysterious village of Winden, the show focuses on four families during two or three timelines as the complicated relationship between all of them unfolds.

"Dark" deals with the time travel theory in an interesting manner, the writer’s explained the concept with the quote-“the beginning is the end, the end is the beginning”. This means that choices taken in the past predetermine what happens in the future. The theory even allowed more than one version of a person to exist in one reality. Travelling to the past by some characters are vital for the existence of certain people and to keep the loop in the same way. The members of the Sic Mundus (time travelling members) travel through time as they please. The main characters- Claudia, Jonas and Martha make sure to keep the events happening the same way as before which means that without their intervention, events change.

The world time travel, multiverses let one believe that there is more to the world than what meet’s the eye, the show very aptly quotes-“what we know is a drop in the ocean”. Sci-fi thrillers like Sense 8, Stranger Things, Glitch and the OA navigates through confusing plot-lines and exciting plot twists.

If you like this kind of issues, I strongly advise you to watch this series but with a precuation: write down the names of the characters that will be appearing (with the added difficulty that they are German names), as this exercise will help you to follow the plot connected in 1890, 1950, 1980, 2023 and in a post-apocalyptic future.

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OccultRanger
11:10 Aug 29 2023

https://youtu.be/ESEUoa-mz2c?si=1CFH9Hni6uhm67_O

I'll just watch some video on You Tube that shows the best parts and listen to commentators like you Victor. ;)

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