Morality fell with society - Richard Matheson

And, before science had caught up with the legend, the legend had swallowed science and everything.

He hungered for peace and there was no peace. Terror was his only food.

His teeth are those of a carnivore. When he bares them in a smile, it gives one the impression of an animal snarling. His face is white, for he despises the sun, eschews the out-of-doors. He has astonishingly green eyes, which seem to possess an inner light of their own. His forehead is broad, his hair and short-trimmed beard jet black. Despite his handsomeness, his is a frightening visage, the face of some demon who has taken on a human aspect