Count Dracula

Vincent is a heartless man. He sits after dark, frustrated in need of one. He needs a renewed heart by the end of tonight, October 31st, or else his spirit and life will be gone forever. Things aren't easy for this vampire. He's been looking for a target all day, and no one wants to approach him or help him. He won't move, wake up, or keep a heartbeat. He drinks his last sip of coffee to think. “Let’s see… Who would be stupid enough to approach me?” CA-CHING, Vincent suddenly hears. A few…

Dracula is a fictional character based on vampirism in the European Victorian Era written by Abraham Bram Stoker in May of 1897. Dracula was a made up creature of Bram’s imagination from his research of folktale and mythology. His inspiration and research led him to the creation of the now famous stories of Dracula and all Gothic vampire horror stories. In this essay you will discover the similarities and differences in religion and British Literature. Religion plays a large role in this novel…

Author Bram Stoker, explores the thematic implications of vampirism as a cultural symbol in eighteenth century society in relation to the moral ethics of desire pertaining specifically to sexuality. In his novel, Dracula, Stoker continually uses the image of the vampire threatening the lives and moralistic nature of the other characters as a representation of deviant sexuality, particularly homosexual desire, as a predatory force. This pattern of images suggests the rapacious nature of…

is seen throughout the entire book of Dracula, it is something that we as human beings cannot escape from because there will always be fear. According to the dictionary fear is defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain or pose a threat to you or anyone around you. The vampire that Dracula is depicted as all the fears of people, around that time period, bottled into one person. The Dracula figure really helped to clarify…

Gothic fiction in television has taken the world by storm. Everyday there is something that relates to the gothic side of society. Television shows have such a great impact on society that anywhere a person looks, there is always someone talking about things that happen on television that they almost cannot avoid hearing about it. Any television show is going to have an impact on people in general, but some have a greater affect than others. Eric Kripke, the master mind behind the hit television…

some point during the capture, forever merging the powerful bloodlines of the vampire and hunter. Shortly afterward, he placed the paralyzed and cognizant body of his greatest adversary in a wooden shipping crate. Abraham learned beforehand that Dracula somehow existed beyond death 's…

A Vampire: ?I Regret What I Had Done.? Today, vampire is the hottest topic in novels, movies, and dramas around the world. Belief in vampires has existed for thousands of year in many different cultures around the world. In original folklore and mythology, the traditional vampires tend to be inhuman and have no soul. They are truly monstrosities. They feed human?s blood in the midnight and enjoy killing people. Today?s outlook on vampires is more positive. Some modern vampires are very human and…

“The only way out is to DIE!!!” – Anonymous (goodreads) Gothic fiction is a genre of literature that combines elements of horror and romance. (Gothic Fiction) Twin Souls, The Devil and Tom Walker, The Masque of the Red Death, and Edward Scissorhands all uses gothic elements like environment, atmosphere, emotions, supernatural, and drama. However they aren’t always used the same way. The supernatural often appears in Gothic literature as something not of this world. (eHow) A vampire and…

Juan Antonio Bayona’s El Orfanato (2007) is a Spanish horror film that illustrates the Spanish ghost story while also representing the tragic loss of childhood. Laura returns to the orphanage where she was raised, hoping to re-open it. Instead, her son Simón goes missing seemingly at the hands of ghosts from her past. The disappearance and subsequent death of her son, as well as her reunion with her ghostly childhood friends symbolizes significant aspects of Spain’s traumatic history. This can…

Rosemary’s Baby produced by Roman Polanski was a sensational phenomenon horror film that depicts demonic and satanic acts through the world during the 1960’s. This movie opened discussion on the topic of religious concepts and gave a psychological thrill to its viewer. In Rosemary’s Baby, Roman Polanski demonstrates multiple literary devices in this film but the two that are most prominent were symbolism and conflict of human vs self. Throughout the film, Rosemary’s husband “Guy” is viewed as a…