In ninth grade one of my assignments in English class was to read Romeo and Juliet—loved it!Then we watched the movie during class—also fabulous!I might have been one of the few students in the
Despite a true love of paranormal and the supernatural, there’s just something about a story of never-ending love.
Therefore, when I find an awesome paranormal /supernatural everlasting love story, I’m buying the VHS tape…and then I’m buying the DVD/Blue-Ray once VHS players bit the dust just like my copy of…
Bram Stocker’s Dracula.
A Horrific Romance
Sure, this film based on the novel by Bram Stocker is listed as a 1992 American Gothic Horror Story, but to me it’s truly the supernatural version of Romeo and Juliet, a story about true love. And even though I’m all for a love story between Johnathan (can you say Keanu?) and Mina, by the end, I totally felt for Vlad, I.e.: Count Dracula. This is saying a lot when most of the movie depicts Vlad appearing about four centuries old, and the centuries hadn’t been kind.
This Dracula wouldn’t fit in with the sexy, vampires of Twilight. Perhaps in his time boasting a hairstyle uncannily resembling one’s pale, white buttocks was in style, and it appeared as if his nails hadn’t seen a manicure, well—ever.
But the way the film subtly allowed the love story to grow… a few words, a look, a gentle touch. Granted there was the whole Dracula turning into a hairy werewolf-like monster, and some blood—he is a vampire after all, and it is considered horror, but I thought the love story was so spectacular that I watch it again and again.
Then how once Mina realized she discovered he was her true love from centuries past she certainly displayed how true love can be blind, and everlasting (again, keep in mind she was giving up her fiancé—Keanu).
Runner-Up Ghostly Love
My runner-up paranormal love story would be the 1990 Romantic Fantasy Thriller, Ghost.
There’s some fun comedy thrown in, but the scenes of the ache of love lost and how their love didn’t die with death—well, put it this way, I can’t listen to songs from the soundtrack without tearing up, and the scene where they must ‘push a penny’…sniff…
if you’ve watched the movie you probably remember. I’ve watched this movie more times than I can count, but if it’s on, I’m watching.
Do You Have a Favorite Supernatural/Paranormal Love Story?
P.S. Today is my day at the The Romance Reviews Sizzling Summer Reads Party.
It's going on the whole month of June with tons of fun and prizes, but you can check out my game today!
Author Bio: Maureen Bonatch grew up in small town Pennsylvania and her love of the four—hockey, biking, sweat pants and hibernation—keeps her there. While immersed in writing or reading paranormal romance and fantasy, she survives on caffeine, wine, music, and laughter. A feisty Shih Tzu keeps her in line. Find Maureen on her website, Facebook& Twitter
4 comments:
I'd never read a vampire story until I bought one of Nancy Gideon's. Nancy is not only a friend but also a regular here on Paranormal Romantics. Finally, I got it--the heat and sizzle of that everlasting love. My fav movie is Ghost. That scene where she's at the potter's wheel and he puts his hands on hers . . . oh, my!!!
After I read a vamp story, I was open to more paranormal stories, including yours, Maureen. :)
Both excellent picks, Maureen. Swayze and Keanu are hard to beat! Right now--and for the foreseeable past and future, my absolute favorite is the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. It's not as heavy on the paranormal as I would like, but the romance part is over the top. Talk about love lost, love regained, love lost again, love imperiled, love redeemed, love everlasting. The books are fantastic and while the tv series isn't perfect, it does a wonderful job of making those characters live and breathe. Now over to TRR!!
I think we like to read about "everlasting love" because we all search for some kind immortality even knowing that concept of forever, is as substantial as the clouds above! But you have found the right mix here, of love being the mortal key to the elusive "forever."
Thanks Maureen, for another fun piece of the human puzzle!
Francesca Q.
Without a happy ending, or a nothing else made sense ending, I actually get upset and never read that author again. I had a love/hate relationship with Ghost for obvious reasons...
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