I have been plagued ever since I was a child in Sunday school about the interest in demons. I remember distinctly the moment it hit me. I was sitting in class we were discussing the varius views of the bible and the quest of Christ to his fate to absolve everyone of their sins. When we got to the tempations of the devil my eyes perked as if the story finally got interesting with the introduction of an antagonist.
Now mind you I was seven years old long before I considered religion an interesting topic, and worse yet like any child I had the attention span of a flea. So anyway he was mentioned only briefly and then the teacher moved on, ofcourse being the curious little bugger I was I rose my hand and asked who this evil being was.
The teacher said “He was bad, and thats all you need to know”. Something in my head perked, something about this naferious figure sparked a major interest. As I grew older my interest in all things dark and evil grew and manifested in a rather imaginative way in which some day I would love to expose to the world.
Now I am in no way a Satanist or Religious Anarchist actually I am quite the opposite but the ideaology and philosophy behind demons is just damned interesting. I have had several people ask me what I believe and I could share my philosophy on this but would it really matter? Yes it may be interesting but we all have our ideas on this subject and I bet everyone has a level of interest and diversity that puts us in a place that we are afraid to venture into. Demons of any kind whether creature from hell or Vampire or even a werewolf are guity pleasures, we read them and enjoy them as if biting into a forbidden fruit. We know we are not suppose to let them fuel our engines but they do and we hope is that noone is watching..lol
So the question of the day is, what is your favorite demon, or your favorite creature of the night and why? Come now, you have read down this far I know you have something in mind, let it loose I dare you…
*Some people may have thought from this title that I would be talking about internal demons. Well I am not going to bitch about myself anymore I have come to a serene calm and just say it is what it is. Love me or hate me but I am what I am accept it or get out of my way..lol*
Favourite creature of the night? Hmm that is a tough one because there are so many that a person could choose from but for me it would have to be a choice of two.
The first is Victor Renquist from the Quartet written by Mick Farren. He is a 1,000 year old vampire but much prefers being called Nosferatu. Can’t blame him there. He is a coven leader and to my mind he does it very well considering it was not something he particularly wanted to be. He is an interesting and enigmatic character. I liked him more as the series went on and now he is a firm favourite of mine.
The second is Victors right hand man Lupo. There is just something about this old Sicilian and his code of honor that speaks to me. He is unwavering in his loyalty to Victor and well being one of the worlds best assassins doesn’t hurt either lol.
I think it must be the dynamic between these two that makes me love them. In this day and age it is so hard to find anyone with which you can connect on a very deep level and of course with society as it is everything is superficial and shallow. I have yearned to find someone that I can be that open with and trust that implicitly. I am lucky enough to have found two that I can be myself with. One is my husband and the other is the aggravating asshole that writes this blog.
Ok maybe I should have made it three because I swear Bug you are one of my demons … I hear you in my head when I am writing and to be able to be a part of the vision you have for your forum is my forbidden fruit. Oh and yes I am selfish enough to want it all to myself … but then again I share it with hubby so its not that forbidden really lol.
I am sure I will come up with some other demons or night creatures but for the first thing to pop into my head you will just have to deal lol.
Ok I thought about it a little more and have to add the Necroscope books.
There is just something so inherently icky about the Wamphyri and their culture that makes them something I would love to see and experience but from a huge distance.