Dracula And The Vampyre And Carmilla

What is a Vampire? Vampires are fictional undead creatures that originate from European folklore. Traditionally vampires feed upon the blood of the living to gain immortality. Vampires in literature became popular in the mid to late nineteenth century. Some of these early novels on vampires include; Bam Stoker’s Dracula, Polidori’s The Vampyre and Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla. In the twentieth century with the invention of the video camera vampire films have become a mains take in our culture. One of the very first movies ever created was a film called Nosferatu which was an unauthorized adaptation of the novel Dracula. Vampires in both film and literature have become extremely popular over the years. The acts of vampires are not limited exclusively to stories about vampires. …show more content…
Vampires now are viewed as the embodiment of the “Bad Boy” archetype and is thus sexualized. Vampires used to be thought of as ancient, ghoulish men who prey on young, virgin women, but it’s the symbolism is what makes vampires so monstrous. Thomas C. Foster elaborates on the concepts vampires epitomize. He states, “But it’s also about things other than literal vampirism: selfishness, exploitation, a refusal to respect the autonomy of other people for starters” (Foster 12). Vampires are the selfish because they desire to live forever. Vampires also manipulate and use others to quench this selfishness; whether it be using others as a means for immortality or just simply using them for their own personal