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.
Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.
