Post by Westny on Apr 20, 2005 15:00:06 GMT -5
When confronted with the boxed vampire, stake in hand, should one attempt to drive the stake directly through the breast bone, or attempt an angled drive slightly from the left side? How exactly was the Highgate Vampire staked?
This may seem like a strange question, but I would be very leery of trying to split the human (or vampiric) breastbone with a wooden stake via a single blow. And, there have always been risks associated with failure to drive the stake in with a single blow. So, it seems that an angled drive into the breast/heart through the gaps between the ribs slightly to the left of the breastbone would be more reasonable.
Anyhow, a strange and somewhat grisly question--but, not intended as a facetious one.
This may seem like a strange question, but I would be very leery of trying to split the human (or vampiric) breastbone with a wooden stake via a single blow. And, there have always been risks associated with failure to drive the stake in with a single blow. So, it seems that an angled drive into the breast/heart through the gaps between the ribs slightly to the left of the breastbone would be more reasonable.
Anyhow, a strange and somewhat grisly question--but, not intended as a facetious one.
