• DagwoodIII@piefed.social
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    6 days ago

    [not Muppetational]

    I read that there actually was a folk belief that vampires were compelled to count. The story was that if you had grain in your pocket and threw it in their path they’d stop and count every grain.

    I don’t know if this works with pocket sand.

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      6 days ago

      I think there was a movie in the '90s or '2000s where people tried to stop a vampire that way, but he counted so insanely fast that it only delayed him for a second or so. Can’t remember the movie, though.

      EDIT: Found the clip. Never actually seen the full movie so I don’t know if it’s any good.

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        I don’t know what movie it is, but I can picture it.

        Thanks, that’s a great image.

        If you like vampires, look up ‘Anno Dracula’ series by Kim Newman. In this timeline, Dracula married Queen Victoria and England is overrun with the undead.