I tried the day
And it betrayed me,
So I retreated once more
Into the Night;
Wrapped in soft folds
Of velvet numbness.
Time is nothing to the Dark;
It only has meaning for the Light.
Time is a consequence of
Those who seek to control
The presence of light;
Darkness doesn't care.

Greyvamp
March 2, 2002

October 13, 2007 (NorthWest Herald / Geneva White) -- It isn't easy being a bat. Everyone seems to be frightened of you. They accuse you of having rabies and sucking blood. Women are terrified that you'll fly into their hair.

November 10, 2007 (New Haven Register / James Tinley) -- A Florida man who came to Shelton for a pair of custom-made "vampire" teeth will be spending more time than he intended in Connecticut after being sentenced to serve eight years in prison for a vicious assault.

The recent re-release of George Lucas' epic has prompted me to compare Dracula and Star Wars. Although Dracula is an erotic horror novel and Star Wars is a science fiction adventure, there are many parallels between the world's best-selling novel and the most popular movie of all time.