True, but wouldn't you think it a triffle strange that your cousin didn't have it removed? Wouldn't you begin to wonder why you never see this guy in the day time?
All right. This family has no TV. At least we never see one. But "The Fearless Vampire Killers" came out in 67. Wouldn't you think at least somebody in that family would have seen it? And all that literature. They just have no clue about vampires. Come on!
In the long run, I guess it's a lot safer to "prove" there never was a coffin. Down the road, things could happen which cause people to think back on the coffin, and make them put two and two together. But just considering the present and immediate future, it's still a big leap to "Aha! Vampire!", maybe partly
because of countless vampire movies. You'd look a bit ridiculous accusing someone of being a vampire-- they'd say you were watching late night movies too much. And really, just imagine considering accusing a real family member of vampirism, in real life. You wouldn't, probably. You'd stop yourself no matter how good the evidence.
Someone reported here not too long ago that the writers approached the story (the show?) as though the vampire literature we know had never been written.
Thank you dom-- I've wondered whether they did that, for decades.