The brilliant and bitter writer of the blog Twilight Widowers Anonymous wrote this hilarious post a while ago but I thought it was appropriate to re-post for Halloween.
This week, watching horror flicks with the teen got me thinking. Why are some supernatural creatures (like vampires or werewolves) treated as sexy, seductive, potential boyfriend material, while others, (like zombies, mummies, or dancing skeletons) are treated as vile, hideous monsters?
You have to wonder (I know I have): would Twilight have been such a success if Edward Cullen had been a less desirable undead creature? Would Edward be nearly as desirable if he was, say, a shambling, flesh-eating zombie? Consider the following scene:
Bella Swan: You’re impossibly slow, and dumb. Your skin is pale green and squishy. Your eyes fall out, and sometimes you speak like— like you have no vocal chords. You never drink anything. You keep trying to eat my brain. How old are you?
Edward Cullen: Uuuuhhhh.
Bella Swan: I know what you are.
Edward Cullen: Gaaaahhhh uhhh.
Bella Swan: Zombie.
Edward Cullen: Urrrrr.
I was sure of three things. One Edward was a Zombie. Two, there was a part of him, and I didn't know how strong it was, that hungered for my brains. And third, I was irrevocably in love with him.
Tags: Edward, Twilighters Anonymous, zombie
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