It lets us look at film or common convention and assume that one mystical monster is vulnerable to this or that so we can wander into the darkness, full of confidence that they know everything to be said about the world of darkness… only to never return!Imagine the Vampire Lord, for example.
The Vampire Lord isn’t the master of the undead at all. The silver-tone bat charm and its vivid red faux gem clearly possess some serious magical mojo, but nothing nearly as potent as the smile your Vampirelet is going to give once a few mortal victims gasp in surprise at the true ruler of the darkness! You know the truth, thanks to the charming eye of your tyke who has convinced you to find this elegant Vampire costume! We mere mortals like to think we have a clue about what goes on in the shadows, but it is only a few assumptions that we grasp onto in hopes that we have a chance to defend ourselves. Oh, no, he couldn’t do that until he was invited and, even then, a simple ward of garlic and you’re safe, right?But that’s the real trick! We’ve got a pretty clear depiction: a mighty man of mysterious power who can look into your eyes and command you to do all that he wants.