I've always been fascinated by vampires because they are often portrayed as dark and mysterious (in films for the most part).  It's fascinating that they never grow old physically.  A 400 year-old vampire could look like a 12 year-old girl (e.g. Let The Right One In).  Films such as Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) and Neil Jordan's Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) left a deep impression on my mind as a teenager. 

There's also vampire animes such as Blood: The Last Vampire (2000) which I love.  This is the film version I'm talking about, not the anime series.

Hellsing (2001) anime series which I bought but have yet to watch.

I also bought the live action film DVD for Blood: The Last Vampire that just came out this year, starring Korean female star Jun Ji-hyun as the main character Saya.  I haven't watched this one yet either.

Of course I have to mention Tomas Alfredson's Let The Right One In (2008) since that's one of my top ten favourite films.  I blogged about it here.

Some mysterious vampire images that I really like (images were googled up).

I think Gackt and Hyde would make beautiful vampires, if vampires do at all exist. 

I'm not doing anything special for Halloween.  Think I'm going to hide at home with the lights turned off so that no one rings my doorbell.  Yes, I know I'm a party-pooper!  For all of you who are going to parties or trick-or-treating, have fun and stay safe!

JAC

As definied by wiki, arachnophobia is an irrational fear of spiders or other arachnids.  People with arachnophobia tend to feel uneasy in any area they believe could harbor spiders or that has visible signs of their presence, such as webs.

I've tried hard to deal with this phobia but from time to time I get a nervous attack when I see one.  Mr. C often reminds me that I'm a lot bigger than them, so there's nothing to be afraid of (that's often easy for those who aren't afraid of spiders to say).  So for a while, I was trying my best to be brave but I admit that the sight of them gives me goosebumps and chills.  What exactly gives me the chills are their long legs and the fear of them touching me.  I know even if they did touch me, most likely nothing will happen but the thought of their ugly legs on me just makes me shiver (sorry all you spider lovers out there).  I'm also deathly afraid of bees but that's another story.

Last night when I was showering I realized something was hanging inside the top corner of the bathtub.  Since I'm not in my contacts/glasses when I shower, I couldn't really see clearly but when I stepped closer to take a look, it was a spider.  I basically turned off the water, quickly wrapped a towel around myself and asked Mr. C to get rid of it for me.  It's not the first time I've seen a spider in my tub but this one was quite huge.  Plus, it was hanging there.  So much for trying to overcome my phobia eh? 

How many of you out there are arachnophobic?  And those that aren't afraid of spiders, any tips for us aranophobics?

Initially I was going to include a spider picture from the web, but even looking at spider images gave me goosebumps so I decided not to put one up. 

On a happier note, I'd leave you with this song that I'm totally digging.  It's 小小蟲 (Little Bug) by 方大同 (Khalil Fong).  The lyrics are so cute, it talks about a guy meeting a girl because of a bug.  (Lyrics are by 農夫/FAMA).
Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIG9gy050Nc

JAC