Victarion Chainbreaker Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Werewolves: the Stark kidsFrankenstein's Monster: Robert StrongWitches: Mirri Maz Duur, MelisandreZombies: WightsGhosts: Shadow babiesCreature from the Lagoon: SquishersGypsy's Curse: Maggy the FrogHaunted House: Harrenhal, the Nightfort At this point it would be surprising if there weren't a vampire. There are a few candidates that resemble the origins of vampire stories. Mad Danelle Lothston's sigil was a bat, and she reputedly stole children and bathed in their blood, similar to Elizabeth Bathory. Ramsey Snow impaled the Ironborn on spikes to intimidate his enemies (The Freys, rivals for heir to the Dreadfort) like Vlad the Impaler. But Roose better fits the mythical Vampire: Roose says he uses leeches to ensure a long life, possibly connecting blood magic with longevity. His lack of ancestors, ageless face, and antipathy towards heirs (forgiving Ramsey's murder of Domeric) are other hints. If you've read Fevre Dream, George doesn't hesitate to toss out well-known vampire traits (aversion to silver, running water, and garlic.) Are there any horror tropes you've found in ASoIaF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batbob45 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 The creepy kidSweetrobinThe misunderstood disfigured- ShireenClown- Patchface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittleFinger Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Guy who cuts off peoples penises for fun, flays others for laughs, starves his forced wife to death, names his dogs after women who actually gave a chase instead of being caught easily and raped and murdered. There's a bloody horror trope from real horror and not this fake nonsense we call "horror." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterfellDownAndCantGetUp Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 The creepy kid Sweetrobin The misunderstood disfigured- Shireen Clown- Patchface This is an excellent observation! I'd also say Tyrion and Sandor fit that category, though not as well as Shireen does (since she's an innocent). Also, ominous flocks of ravens (i.e. around Coldhands) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winds of Winter blow cold Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Shadow Babies are Demon's not Ghosts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victarion Chainbreaker Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 I'm kinda curious if there will be a mummy equivalent? Perhaps the old Kings of Winter in the Winterfell crypts are well enough preserved that they can become undead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonCon's Red Beard Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I'm kinda curious if there will be a mummy equivalent? Perhaps the old Kings of Winter in the Winterfell crypts are well enough preserved that they can become undead? The Stone men from the Sorrows, kinda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victarion Chainbreaker Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 I have a pet theory that Roose was reading about some serious vampire sh*t in a book written by Mad Danelle Lothston, but he didn't want anyone else to find out and so that's why he burned the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jet199 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I know I'll get told off for mentioning show stuff but show!Ramsey does seem to talk about upholding Bolton traditions a hell of a lot. I'm thinking whatever Bolton "traditions" are they are going to be both weird and important. Horrible family secrets/rites are another trope of both horror and gothic fiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sleeper Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 The horror elements in ASoIaF don't have to do with the supaernatural elements, rather than it is many, many chapters and entire sotry arcs that are set up like a horror story. The foreboding, mysteries alluded to and not seen, setting up for hammer blows, characters lost and not understanding their surroundings, the morality tales, the twists and turns etc.These are horror tropes, not the zombies and Maritn uses them liberally. Prominent examples of chapters that are set up like horror stories is the Red Wedding, the Arya chapters following and preceeding it, Dany in the HotU, all the prologues, Sansa's chapter when she makes the snow castle and Lysa goes out the moon door, Brienne's face off with Lady Stoneheart and I'm not even close to finishing. Even entire story arcs. Stannis' arc before going North (Dragonstone could be named Castle Creepy, Cersei's in AFFC (she is running through a maze fighting imagined enemies, while setting up her own downfall) Arya's arcs leading up to and in Harrenhal and her arc in Braavos, large protions of Bran's story arc and more. I wouldn't disagree if someone called ASoIaF a gigantic horror story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord summers Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Whats a squisher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victarion Chainbreaker Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 Whats a squisher?In AFFC Nimble Dick tells Brienne and Pod about monsters that creep up from the bay to eat people. He calls them squishers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HouseHarrison Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Gurm is pretty good at horror in general, some of the dreams and prophecies are pretty terrifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Goat Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 There's a shitload of horror in these books IMO. The Others.The Wights.The Dragons.The Stone Men.The Wildfire.Roose Bolton.Ramsay Bolton.Euron GreyjoyGregor Clegane.Amory Lorch.Vargo Hoat.Rorge.Biter.Bastard's Boys.The Mountain's MenThe Brave CompanionsThe warfare in general, and all disease, starvation and rapine that comes with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Guy Garlan Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 The Boltons are the Westerosi version of the psycopath rednecks trope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batbob45 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 The evil that men are capable of like what The Mountain is known for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonCon's Red Beard Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 The fact that we're never going to get the ending of the saga... <O> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Eater Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Roose has been compared to a vampire, particularly Dracula: pale, ageless and uses blood-sucking leeches. Mad Axe, the psychotic serial killer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batbob45 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Massacre at a wedding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winds of Winter blow cold Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Qyburn-The Mad Scientist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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