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Vampires Vs Felipe de Hayos Main Character in Eye of Saturn Vampire Series The characteristics of vampires in folklore can differ greatly, depending on the country and culture. However, there are three traits that seems to hold true across the board for vampires. The consumption of human blood, sharp fangs, and vampires are classified as the “undead”— the walking dead, meaning they revive themselves after death. The Eye of Saturn vampire series offer a unique twist to the vampire mythology by integrating the vampire mythos with the ancient worship of Saturn, and a raging storm that actually took place on the planet Saturn on Nov. 9, 2006, where the tempest had an eerily human-looking hurricane-like eye. The Eye of Saturn storyline introduces the reader to an ancient god, a god that is just as relevant today as he was in ancient times. Saturn is said to be the god of fate, time, old age, isolation, death and karma—the taskmaster who judges and punishes mankind. In book two, Between Heaven and Saturn, Felipe has killed and transformed into Vlad Dracula’s likeness and is now ruling Wallachia as Prince Dracula. So how does the Felipe de Hayos, the vampire in the Eye of Saturn series, compare to the vampire folklore and to the granddaddy of them all, Dracula? Let’s begin with similarities Felipe shares with other vampires:
 As you can see, Felipe has some pretty cool vampiric powers!
Now having explored what sets Felipe apart from other vampires, feel free to add to the list of vampire characteristics. There are so many, I’m sure I missed a few. Dracula is arguably the most famous work of vampire fiction. Many modern stories about the vampire mythos have come from 18th and 19th centuries Gothic European literature, which include, Sheridan Le Fanu’s “Carmilla”, the first female vampire. John Polidori’s “The Vampyre”, and Lord Byron’s “The Giaour”. What’s your favorite vampire novel/poem/movie and why? Peace!
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