Dracula can change to look like anyone energy weapons have no effect

By Jessica Orsini (Jessica_Orsini) on Tuesday, February 08, 2022 - 09:08 am: Edit

The Kzintis finally defeated Space-Dracula via multi-warhead drones equipped with wooden projectiles as the submunitions.

By Steven Zamboni (Szamboni) on Tuesday, February 08, 2022 - 02:35 pm: Edit

A cloud of warp-speed toothpicks is remarkedly effective against a variety of unshielded targets.

The original plan included a telephone pole, but it always ends up as a cloud of toothpicks due to anything larger disintegrating in the launch tube from the acceleration.

[REDACTED][REDACTED] Sequoia-class ground-based accelerator [REDACTED].

The Chlorophon ambassador has filed strong objections against continued research in the field of cellulose munitions.

By Jay Gustason (Jay20) on Tuesday, February 08, 2022 - 09:46 pm: Edit

Drones made of silver through the heart will kill it

By Alan Trevor (Thyrm) on Wednesday, February 09, 2022 - 12:43 am: Edit

Pont of Order:

In the actual Bram Stoker novel, Dracula was not killed by any of the "traditional" methods (though the fact that the sun was still up (just barely) when they opened the coffin may have prevented him from acting while Jonathon Harker and Quincey Morris delivered the killing wounds). But as to the death wounds themselves, Jonathon Harker slit Dracula's throat with a kukri (a Ghurka^* fighting knife) while Quincey Morris stabbed him in the heart with a bowie knife.


I'm sure you will also be SHOCKED, SHOCKED to hear that in the actual Mary Shelley novel, the monster created by Frankenstein was much different that the hulking, inarticulate brute of Hollywood films. For one thing, the monster was not only very large (as Hollywood typically does depict), it was also much faster and more agile than a human being, climbing cliffs that even an expert mountaineer would have had difficulty with, and racing and leaping across a glacial ice field that Victor Frankenstein had been able to cross only slowly and carefully. And as for being inarticulate, these are the first words the monster speaks to his creator.

"I expected this reception," said the demon. "All men hate the wretched; how, then, must I be hated, who am miserbable beyond all living things! Yet you, my creator, detest and spurn me, thy creature, to whom thou art bound by ties only dissoluble by the annihilation of one of us. You purpose to kill me. How dare you sport thus with life? Do your duty towards me, and I will do mine towards you and the rest of mankind. If you will comply with my conditions, I will leave them and you in peace; but if you refuse, I will glut the maw of death, until it be satiated with the blood of your remaining friends."

And the monster (who also seems to have been competent in at least English and French (and maybe Italian) as well as German) achieved this level of articulateness with no education or training what so ever. It was entirely self taught, having spied on humans in secret. A bit different, as I say, from Hollywood depictions.


^*Spelling used in the novel. Currently, "Gurkha" is the more commonly used spelling.

By Mike Grafton (Mike_Grafton) on Wednesday, February 09, 2022 - 08:23 am: Edit

Gurkha according to my late grandfather. And he had Gurkha bodyguards during WW2. THere names were, in order: Thapa, Thapa, Thapa, Thapa, Thapa, Thapa, Thapa, Thapa, Thapa, and Pun.

Grandfather Grafton was the coolest guy in all of China Burma India. Promoted from Recruit Private (he never finished basic training) to 2nd LT and then directly to Lt Colonel. He never held any of the ranks in between! Chief of USAAC Intelligence and Interpreting.

He loved the Gurkhas and General Slim the most.

By Steve Stewart (Stevestewart) on Thursday, February 10, 2022 - 10:12 am: Edit

I remember seeing a troop of Gurkha running the London Marathon. After 26 miles, they still managed to form up as a platoon and march across the finish line together. Incredible soldiers.

By Jay Gustason (Jay20) on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 - 05:34 pm: Edit

The Dracula monster has to be destroyed by some kind of scientific means

By Nick Samaras (Koogie) on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 - 07:03 pm: Edit

Anti-matter probe through the heart.

By Jay Gustason (Jay20) on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 - 10:12 pm: Edit

Injected by hypo

By Charles Gray (Cgray45) on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 - 11:16 pm: Edit

An inspired speech by the captain, reminding the vampire that it's always daylight in space.

Cue sudden Wile E. Coyete moment of realizing he's in the light, followed by holding up a "have you no humanity" sign and vaporizing.

By Jay Gustason (Jay20) on Thursday, February 17, 2022 - 12:04 am: Edit

A solar grenade the heat and light disintegrates it

By Steven Zamboni (Szamboni) on Thursday, February 17, 2022 - 12:22 pm: Edit

"A clever attempt, Abraham, but I would have expected a man of your cleverness to have checked the label on the grenade. You see, my people react quite differently to the blue ones..." /screaming /metalrending

By Jay Gustason (Jay20) on Thursday, February 17, 2022 - 01:23 pm: Edit

A phaser tight beam to the heart

By Jay Gustason (Jay20) on Friday, February 18, 2022 - 11:22 am: Edit

A disrupter to the heart

By Jay Gustason (Jay20) on Sunday, February 20, 2022 - 10:47 am: Edit

Dracula has a castle that is actually a starship that flies through space

By A David Merritt (Adm) on Sunday, February 20, 2022 - 12:00 pm: Edit

I like watching this drift towards Rocky Horror Picture Show.

By Jay Gustason (Jay20) on Sunday, February 20, 2022 - 01:45 pm: Edit

I wonder if werewolves were aliens ... that’s Dracula’s boarding party?

By Mike Grafton (Mike_Grafton) on Monday, February 21, 2022 - 08:00 am: Edit

It's astounding...

By Steve Stewart (Stevestewart) on Monday, February 21, 2022 - 12:03 pm: Edit

Time is fleeting....

By Jay Gustason (Jay20) on Monday, February 21, 2022 - 02:05 pm: Edit

Werewolves are highly resistant against phasers only way to kill one focused phaser fire

By Jeff Anderson (Jga) on Monday, February 21, 2022 - 06:56 pm: Edit

Madness... Takes its toll

By A David Merritt (Adm) on Monday, February 21, 2022 - 08:57 pm: Edit

I've got to... Keep Control

By Mike Erickson (Mike_Erickson) on Monday, February 21, 2022 - 11:00 pm: Edit

I remember.....

By Jessica Orsini (Jessica_Orsini) on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 - 08:52 am: Edit

...doing the Time Warp...