the count considers retirement

 

“The last I saw of Count Dracula was his kissing his hand to me,

with a red light of triumph in his eyes,

and with a smile that Judas in hell might be proud of.”

 

~ Bram Stoker ~

 

Digitally enhanced image created from a photo taken in October 2009.

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MEDARD AT MIDNIGHT

 

“They’ve promised that dreams can come true –

but forgot to mention that nightmares are dreams, too.”

 

~ Oscar Wilde ~

 

Digitally enhanced image created from an original photo taken in Paris in May 2019.

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MOON RISING

 

“Death, that hath suck’d the honey of thy breath

hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.”

 

~ William Shakespeare ~

 

Digitally enhanced image created from an original photo taken in Paris in May 2014.

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NIGHTMARES

 

“Which is the true nightmare,

the horrific dream that you have in your sleep

or the dissatisfied reality that awaits you when you awake?”

 

~ Justin Alcala ~

 

Digitally enhanced image created from an original photo taken in February 2005.

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THE COUNT CONSIDERS RETIREMENT

 

“The last I saw of Count Dracula was his kissing his hand to me,

with a red light of triumph in his eyes,

and with a smile that Judas in hell might be proud of.”

 

~ Bram Stoker ~

 

Digitally enhanced image created from an original photo taken in October 2009.

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