#bram blogs

[your-friend-bram]

September 26

It's so good to hear directly from Jonathan himself again! Oh how I've missed him. It nearly brought a tear to my eye when Jonathan realized that the ordeal he went through was real and not a figment of his fevered imagination like so many people tried to make him believe. Bless Dr. Van Helsing for putting his doubts to rest, and bless the man for rescuing that child.

I do wish he and Seward would stop calling all the children "it" though. At the hospital, there was a little boy as the patient. The doctor their referred to the child as "he," but Seward and Dr. Van Helsing just kept saying "it" even after that. It's quite amusing in a way, how they insist on calling children "it" like they're little gremlins or goblins instead of human beings.

-Bram

[the-watcher-in-the-sky]

[sigmalewife]

BSD characters with a idol s/o

Characters: Sigma, Bram, Dazai, Yosano, Chuuya, Kyoka, Fukuzawa.

Note: The Kyoka part can be read as platonic or romantic, the reader is explicitly of the same age as her in that part.

Cw: Mentions of diets (be careful!), minor injuries and obsessive fans.

Reminder that english is not my first language, sorry for the spelling mistakes.

gn!reader

Sigma.

• He loves your music :(

• Sigma can't go always to your presentations for his job in the casino, but he always make sure to let you know how proud he is of you!

• Sometimes he would be making paperwork until late at night, super stressed, but then you make a live for all your fans and everything becomes better. He leaves the live playing on his phone, as if it were background noise, and he stops feeling so alone in the office.

• (Although sometimes he gets distracted, thinking in how pretty your laugh sounds.)

• Sigma buys every merchandise of yours that exists.

• Even the not official.

• He often asks for fanart commissions from his favorite artists who are also fans of yours. Sigma believes in fandom solidarity!!!

Bram.

• Definitely was Aya who introduced him to your music.

• Just imagine that was one songs of yours that Aya put on play on that scene of the MP3. He's obsessed.

• Bram make sure of upload every song you make it, even the demos.

• After of a presentation, he would take the tea with you. Talking about the details. If you are in a group, he's more than happy to gossip about them.

• He learned the entire lighticks and fanchats system. Bram has it memorized as if it were very important ancestral knowledge.

• Bram it's so disappointed when he don't get your photocards. Definitely makes Aya buy other album.

Dazai.

• I hate him. He's such a lucky mf.

• The type of fan that always get the photocard he wants, and sometimes he thinks "hm, yeah, wouldn't be cool if y/n makes a collaboration with x singer" AND THEN YOU RELEASE THAT SONG DON'T EVEN KNOWING THAT HE WANTED THAT.

• Dazai is always there in your concerts, he loves seeing how your shine, with a crown screaming your name. Makes him feel so proud.

• The type of boyfriend that is always in the backstage, drying your tears when you feel that you didn't so good as you expected :(

• If he finds out that you're being harassed by some obsessive fan it's over. Dazai it's gonna make them pray for forgiveness.

Yosano.

• She adores you. I definitely can see her calling you cutie patootie, lmao.

• Yosano it's always showing you off to the rest of the ADA. What I can say? She just loves talk about you.

• You two go shopping together, and when a fan recognizes you Yosano put a hand in your waist, being alert to the other person's intentions to you.

• She can't use her ability with you, but everytime you get hurt dancing or something she personally takes care of you. Her hands are so soft when she bandage your feet.

• Same as Bram, Yosano LOVES gossip with you. She knows dirt of half industry just because you.

• Yosano takes pics of you being comfy/random in private and then edits them to when your fans see them, they get desperate trying to guess if it's you or not, lol.

Chuuya.

• He's like the best boyfriend for a idol. If you don't consider his job, of course.

• Chuuya can't go always to your presentations, but he's always on the phone, making sure your feeling good. He is very good at calming you down when you feel nervous.

• Takes you out in his motorcycle in a night ride when you need some inspiration for your songs.

• He have every album, but his favorite merchandise it's a plushie of you. He sleeps with it when you aren't in home for your tour.

• Chuuya it's also a bit unsure of his body, so when you are sad because you think you need lose weight, he's not gonna be hard to you (but with your agency/fans)

• He will use his free time to workout with you, it's like a personal trainer. But Chuuya loves most run with you at night, specially in the beach.

Kyoka.

• You are her comfort artist.

• Kyoka has been your fan since Atsushi took her out on that "date" and she saw you in the TV of an arcade.

• She loves how happy your look dancing and singing. The fact that you're almost her same age makes her feel closer to you.

• The ADA member starts to give her your merch in special events when they discovered that she was your fan.

• Now Kyoka have some albums and a plushie that she always sleep with.

• When you both become closer, Kyoka it's so happy to do normal teenage things with you. With the other, you both can feel more normal. No need to act.

Fukuzawa.

• Cat dad loves you !

• He MELT when he sees you with car ears.

• Fukuzawa loves the soft themed songs. Romantic ballads are his favorites.

• Soft man that hums your songs when his working.

• Fukuzawa always makes sure that your don't overwork. He pats your head and takes the afternoon tea with you.

• When you come back exhausted after a presentation, Fukuzawa gives you the best massage ever. He definitely knows these grandma secret medicines that will make you feel like a new person.

• Not really into buy merch, but Fukuzawa have a little keychain. He loves it, specially because it's a chibi version of you cat themed.

[fervi-g]

Trying to finish reading this before the new Nosferatu comes out

[godzilla-reads]

“I am longing to be with you, and by the sea, where we can talk together freely and build our castles in the air.”

—Mina Murray, to Lucy Westenra; from Dracula

[kyouka-supremacy]

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Nosferatu and Dracula - A comparison

Hey Hey everyone! As we all know, the re-make of Nosferatu (1922) recently came out in December and I finally watched it last night. Since the OG film is an unauthorized adaptation of Dracula, I thought that I should do a comparison review of the two.

----Brief background----

If you haven't read it, I have done a book review on Bram Stoker's Dracula and I'll link it here!

In the 1922 film, it's expected that some details were altered for the taste of German audiences however, the similarities are everywhere! Despite small details being altered, Stoker's widow sued for copyright and ordered that all copies were to be destroyed. Naturally, some copies survived and now we have the modern Nosferatu.

----Similarities----

In both pieces of media, the two male leads (Jonathan Harker and Thomas Hutter) both work with real-estate firms and are sent to close a deal with the antagonist (Dracula and Orlok) It's crazy how both of these films are because some vampires wanted prime real-estate smh.

The two female characters in Nosferatu are based on Mina (Jonathan's fiancé) and Lucy (as Ruth in Nosferatu). Their physical attributes and obstacles, despite the changes that were made.

We have the male leads (Jonathan and Thomas) escape the antagonist's castle and they are both found by nuns and delirious. Meanwhile while this is happening, we also have the shipwreck that is transporting the antagonist to his new land (England in Dracula and Germany in Nosferatu respectively)

We have characters representing the insane asylum patient, Renfield, and Van Helsing. Of course, the details of the characters were changed including their attitudes but they all play the roles they were based on and while watching the movie, John Gottowt (Van Helsing's character) is starkly different than his book counterpart. His method and end goals are different (of course, that was the whole point) however, there are enough similarities to where I kind of got tired of it. (This is simply my own opinion, I encourage you to watch/read both pieces to form your own perspective)

I also noticed that the themes regarding societal views and the analogy that both Dracula and Orlok are representations of Satan/death. Vampires are written as satanic creatures who cannot fulfill their blood lust and are weak to Christian symbols like crosses and wafers. This is important symbolism to consider.

Both pieces of media place this societal view and expectation that women are to be chaste and pure, uncorrupted by the evil in the world. With the two female characters, they are both "tainted" and you can see in both works that this causes them to feel outcasted.

If you would like a more in-depth explanation, I would suggest reading my review of Dracula and reading the book!

----Differences----

Of course, we have differences between the two pieces, that being parts of the plot and characters. The main difference is from the female lead, Mina and Ellen, and the events that happen to them.

In the newly released Nosferatu, Ellen is depicted to have been assaulted by Orlok and references him as her shame (as someone who had similar experiences, I can most definitely see similar attributes in response to her trauma), and by the end of the movie, she learns that the vampire can be destroyed if a pure-hearted woman offers him her blood willingly. Basically, she decides to sacrifice herself and after Orlok is defeated, she lives just long enough to see her husband and then DIES. Bruh.

In Bram Stoker's Dracula, Mina is attacked by Dracula after Lucy's death and is now running on limited time. Instead of abandoning her like his movie counterpart, Van Helsing is determined to save Mina and defeat Dracula. The sense of friendship between the characters in the book is much stronger and more defined than the characters in the movie and it's something that really caught my attention. At the end of Dracula, Dracula is defeated and Mina is saved and gets to live a happy life with Jonathan.

To me, the main differences (like I stated above) regard not only the details of the journey that the characters go on but also their bonds with each other and their goals.

----Overall review----

All in all, I would say that while I enjoyed watching the movie (despite the awkwardness of the sex scene) I wouldn't necessarily go out of my way to watch it. I respect it as a piece of media however, I personally enjoy Dracula more. I say this because the characters and plot have more depth which is to be expected after watching a remake based off of an unauthorized adaptation. Like I said, I think you should explore these pieces on your own and form your own opinions and if you have any questions or more to add, feel free to DM me! (Also sorry for the confusing layout of all the characters, it's most definitely a mess)

Overall, I rate this movie 5/10!!

[barbietrice]

Winona Ryder wearing Alaïa to the premiere of Dracula (1992)

[the2ndcumingofaphro]

Need this outfit

[your-friend-bram]

July 8

How the bloody hell did Renfield get a sparrow?! I mean, I understand that he fed it spiders— but how did he have access to the outside? Even if it was just through a barred window, I feel like it's dangerous to leave him unsupervised for such a length of time that he can catch and tame a bloody sparrow.

[alhaithamaskblog]

“Welcome to my house. Enter freely. Go safely, and leave something of the happiness you bring.”

[d34d-ch4nn]

𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝

(Credits to gif makers<3)

[godzilla-reads]

‘Tis the season, the beginning of DRACULA DAILY. Dracula is one of my FAVORITE classic books and this year I finally get the read along with the physical Dracula Daily book and I’m so excited!

[poppletonink]

Book Recommendations: Vampires

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

Salem's Lot by Stephen King

Sunshine by Robin McKinley

The Lost Boys (Comics) by Tim Seeley

The Vampire: A New History by Nick Groom

Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

Certain Dark Things by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia

The Awakening by L.J. Smith (and the rest of the 'The Vampire Diaries' Books)

Anno Dracula by Kim Newman

Already Dead by Charlie Huston

My Roommate Is A Vampire by Jenna Levine

Empire Of The Vampire by Jay Kristoph

The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice

The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin

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Dracula - Bram Stoker

Hey Hey everyone! Since finishing the Odyssey, I decided to pick up a gothic classic, Dracula. This is a book I finished in 4 days (Jan 26-29) and this piece is absolutely riveting! This book has 27 chapters and each is more interesting than the previous. Now onto the list of features that I like regarding the book.

----The writing style----

One part of the story that I enjoyed was the epistolary style. Epistolary means that the story is composed of diary entries, letters, telegrams, memos, and even newspaper clippings within the story. I found this exciting, reading the characters' multiple perspectives in different formats. This style is also used in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein which might be another selling point if you're also a fan.

--The themes--

I love myself a good gothic classic. Who doesn't? In Dracula, there is adventure, consequences of modernity, the threat of female sexuality, religion, and madness. These themes, while some annoying to see in writing, are interesting to read about because you can criticize them.

The threat of female sexuality is common in older literature, with women usually being written 2 dimensionally either as a pure virgin or as a mother and wife (If they weren't the 2, they were irrelevant). The 2 female characters in the book, Lucy and Mina, are written as chaste and pure (and devoted to their men) A driving point in Dracula is that he threatens to turn them into vampires, which can be inferred as the exact opposite values that Victorian society holds towards women. (Religion also plays into this high-key)

In the book, Dracula is written as this old satanic creature, who is weak against Christian symbols such as holy wafers and crucifixes. While his appearance is a factor, the key detail is the consumption of blood (which is seen as a perversion of Christian rituals) Each of the women in the book, Lucy and the 3 wives (even Dracula!) are transformed after their second death when they are purified, conforming to the Christian promise of salvation. (If you want a more in-depth explanation, I suggest reading the book and making your own conclusions :))

----Now to what I enjoyed about the book!----

While the themes can be criticized/enjoyed, I enjoyed the writing style and setting of the story a lot! The transition from Transylvania to semi-modern London was definitely an experience, and I enjoyed the yearning between the characters (I relate that I too get sad when I don't hear from my boyfriend)

——Overall review——

Reading this book made me remember playing all the Castlevania games and watching the series so if you like vampires and want more vampire content, read this book! If you want to add anything or ask any questions, feel free to DM me!!

Overall I rate this story a 10/10!!

[bramystoker]

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