Vampires and the Last Supper

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Celebrate Poe - Episode 359 - Vampires and the Last Supper When I started this podcast, I assumed the topics of the Last Supper and Easter would have nothing to do with anything related to Poe - oh sure, we do have evidence that the Allans attended the Anglican - or Episcopal Church in Richmond - but basically we don’t really thing of anything related to religion when we think of Edgar Poe. I know I had said the we would soon delve into Bram Stoker’s Dracula - but reality has a way of causing you to change your plans, and so this podcast will be definitely delving into Bram Stoker’s Dracula for several episodes next week. For Easter this year, I did 3 episodes that tied the subject of vampires to the Christian church - and I feel the episodes are very respectful and not at all sacrilegious. And when I first delved into the topic vampires - in preparation for Poe’s vampiric stories - I never thought that there would be any connection - however perverted - between, say, communion and vampires. But the more research I did, the more I saw that there was a perverted comparison between the blood demands of a vampire and the truly sacred blood and love of Christ. Such a comparison offers a fascinating exploration of opposing spiritual and existential themes - of good and evil. Both concepts revolve around the symbolism of blood as a source of life, but they diverge in their purpose and moral implications. And let me apologize in advance - some of the ideas in this podcast might come across as a bit dense and even hard to take, but stick with me. So the next three podcast episodes will actually deal with Holy Week. Support the show Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.