Advice to the LOVECRAFT-LORN

Issue 022

copyright © 1984 by Robert M. Price
reprinted by permission of Robert M. Price

Dear Donna Death,

I have recently joined you in the ranks of the undead, and everything they say about the night life is true --- except for one not-so-little detail. From all the Dracula movies I used to watch, I never thought your victim had to have the same blood-type as you, but I found out the hard way! I can't tell you how many times I've drained a luscious carcass only to have to suddenly shove the stiff out of the garbage can and spill my spoils into it! A guy can really go hungry this way! What am I supposed to do --- pick their pocket and see if they've got a blood-donor's card with the info I need? By the time I found whether they're type "A", "B", or "O-Negative", they'd probably get away!

Some friends of mine suggest that I use the old casual pick-up routine: you know, stroll into a singles' bar, pick out some fox and start in with the typical banter: "What's your sign? What's your blood-type? You've heard of French kissing, but I'll bet you've never tried Romanian kissing," etc.

Can you help me, Donna? I don't have to tell you it's a . . . er . . . death-or-death situation!

Not Enough Blood to Blush

 

Dear Don Wan,

Only a nouveau sanguinaire could think of this fly-by-night approach to good nutrition. Your supper companion should be very carefully chosen, and proper blood-type is not the only consideration. Excellent general health and good recuperative properties are also important to insure as rich and lasting a partnership as possible. The true gourmet would only dine with an entree of good hygiene and congenial personality.

Donna Death