I think in some mythologies that’s actually part of it, for example in Twilight they literally keep retaking high school. (And someone turned as a child won’t grow mentally, besides not growing physically)
In Dracula, van Helsing goes on and on about how the vampire has a “child brain”, implying not only does it not mature over the centuries, but it actually regresses to an emotionally and mentally less mature state than a human adult would be.
In Twilight the high school thing is specifically because of the not growing physically. Nothing to do with mental.
They realized if they start in high school they can stay in one place longer. It adds more time they can be there without seeming weird. They go to both high school and college and then move on to a new place.
If I’m not mistaken one of them does touch on that. Something like they’re just getting to the fun part (college) and they’d be pissed if they had to do high school twice because they had to move because of Bella or something.
I would think they continuously grow mentally because of having decades and centuries of experiences, which makes it even more ridiculous that they would keep going to high school. There are ordinary people who stop going to high school and never go back. Surely a vampire could figure out how to make that work.
IIRC, there was a vamp scene in a flick/series I was watching recently where one of 'em commented similarly. Man, now I gotta figure out what it was! 🤦🏼♂️
I think in some mythologies that’s actually part of it, for example in Twilight they literally keep retaking high school. (And someone turned as a child won’t grow mentally, besides not growing physically)
In Dracula, van Helsing goes on and on about how the vampire has a “child brain”, implying not only does it not mature over the centuries, but it actually regresses to an emotionally and mentally less mature state than a human adult would be.
In Twilight the high school thing is specifically because of the not growing physically. Nothing to do with mental.
They realized if they start in high school they can stay in one place longer. It adds more time they can be there without seeming weird. They go to both high school and college and then move on to a new place.
Good lord. Could you imagine having to relive high school years ad infinitum?
ad nauseum, even.
If I’m not mistaken one of them does touch on that. Something like they’re just getting to the fun part (college) and they’d be pissed if they had to do high school twice because they had to move because of Bella or something.
I would fucking stake myself.
Imagine how many teen girls can they stalk though
Bruh…
I would think they continuously grow mentally because of having decades and centuries of experiences, which makes it even more ridiculous that they would keep going to high school. There are ordinary people who stop going to high school and never go back. Surely a vampire could figure out how to make that work.
You’re forgetting the whole story supposedly came to her in a dream and this follows weird dream logic
I didn’t even know that, but presumably she was conscious for the actual writing.
Ew. That one’s the worst, honestly. “Vampire”, bah. An immortal pedo is still a pedo, just for far longer.
Being immortal means they (and all other immortals) have to endure the heat death of the universe for effectively ever, so there’s that
IIRC, there was a vamp scene in a flick/series I was watching recently where one of 'em commented similarly. Man, now I gotta figure out what it was! 🤦🏼♂️