Vampires can run around during the day.
If you’re like me, that statement probably has you scratching your head a bit. According to the book series-turned-film phenomenon Twilight, vampire-death-by-sunlight is pretty much…well, dead news. Other myths now include garlic, holy water, and that pesky lack of a mirror reflection.
In a recent article in Slate, Christopher Beam (who’s usually a political reporter) examines “why movie vampires always break all the vampire rules”:
The modern reworkings of the genre are traceable to a few different factors. For one thing, rewriting the rules is just good storytelling. Upending conventions lets you surprise the audience. You thought garlic was going to ward off the boss vampire? Sorry. You planned to kill him with that little piece of sharpened wood? Good luck. These days, you’ll see vampires slapping crosses out of the way more often than shrinking in fear.
Not sure what Buffy would think, but at least the sex appeal factor still remains…