There were no vampires of note in Western literature until about the 18th century. But they tell us where we park our anxieties, whether its over-powerful women, death or damnation. We make our own monsters.
He who cannot eat horsemeat need not do so. Let him eat pork. But he who cannot eat pork, let him eat horsemeat. It's simply a question of taste.
Josiah Bailey, Politician (1873) |
Jessica Brown Findlay, Actress (1989) |
Faith Ford, Actress (1964) |
Hamlin Garland, Novelist (1860) |
Sydney Harris, Journalist (1917) |
Sydney J. Harris, Journalist (1917) |
Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Writer (1934) |
Joseph Jarman, Musician (1937) |
Carmen Kass, Model (1978) |
Michael Patrick King, Writer (1954) |
Hugo Ball, Author (1927) |
Rudolf Carnap, Philosopher (1970) |
John Gardner, Novelist (1982) |
Garrett Hardin, Environmentalist (2003) |
Grace Kelly, Actress (1982) |