Frankenstein and Dracula
by flammeusgladius
Frankenstein and Dracula
(for Ev Parker)
Kids today find those movies comical.
Having known only bottomless excess,
The young reserve no room in chest or skull
For hints to which the fearful blood says yes.
I love our creaky classics nonetheless—
And know there’s something there to understand:
The monster who, once made, must make a mess;
The vampire’s irresistible command.
From such small launching pads do we expand
To crowd the terrified imagination
With complications of the horror brand
And dark extensions of each complication.
Beyond that screen it waits, unending night.
I always liked it best in black and white.
–Tom Riley