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    Dracula, Buffy and Blade use vampires to explore humanities inner monster. The portrayal…

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    Vampires Vs Werewolves

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    preference for vampires or for werewolves? What comments lead you to believe this? I think that they do not choose their team based on characters because they like some things to attract them. I saw many people watch movies to see what happened and love to watch. I thought that not dependent on based on preference for vampires or for werewolves What attributes of vampires and werewolves lead to this choice? Alternately, do fans choose their "team" based on race or class? Werewolves and…

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    around for a lot of years. He believes that the legendary story of the Chupacabra is much more than just a monster story the actual monster called the Chupacabra also known as “goatsucker” is a story about a monster that resembled parts of “dog, coyote, bats, rats, and even a bit of alien” (Davis 46). Davis believes that the story was made of pure fear and humor among the Latin community (Davis 46). Davis explains the many theories that were created regarding the Chupacabra monster, he explains…

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    Bram Stoker’s, Dracula (1897), details the myth of the legendary vampire who wreaked havoc on the lives of Mr. & Mrs. Harker as well as many others along the way. At first glance, it seems as though Dracula fills the role of any malicious occult figure that would grace the literature world at the time this was published, however, I like to believe that Dracula is not necessarily evil. He is rather an organism that is trying to fulfill its biological requirements to reproduce and continue its…

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    crew. In conjunction, the crucifix was a prominent prop in the early 1900 films since the notion of vampires was considered as the epitome of blasphemy. Hence, why it was represented as apotropaic and Dracula, unhuman. However, religion tying in with vampires was later disregarded in a modern appropriation, Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992). Coppola dismissed the vital biblical relationship between vampires and Christianity by incorporating a crucifix bursting into flames by Dracula’s hand…

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    associated with evil; bats, wolves et cetera. Whilst in Transylvania, it becomes apparant to Harker that Dracula has a “quiet smile, with the sharp, canine teeth lying over the red under-lip” (Stoker 37). Harker was suspicious of the Count straight away and he was shaken when…

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    Vampire Myths

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    (Steiger 81). However, it is more commonly known in english by the name of vampire. The vampire is considered to be the most famous monster in the world. Many cultures around the world tell tales about the dead coming back to life to feast on the blood of mortals. These tales inspired many works of literature, allowing the myth of the vampire to spread far and wide, increasing their popularity as time advanced. Today, vampires hold a special place in people's hearts and psyches as one of the…

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    the gothic literature, it was composed by Bram Stocker (1847-1912). The novel tells the story of a vampire Dracula. This essay will focus on Dracula and show how the concept of crossing boundaries helps to create horror in Gothic stories in aspects the idea of femininity, supernatural and natural and life and death; and some evidence will be extracted from Frankenstein (1818) and Varney the vampire (1845). The woman in Victoria era were given certain roles and requirements. They were expected…

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    Dracula Research Paper

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    Vampires are one of the most interesting monsters created. They were intriguing and terrifying when first created and have only become more popular over time. Vampires are a kind of monster that has gained and maintained audiences’ interest for centuries. This monster has had several different twists and perspectives on it while still being considered a vampire. Vampires are among the most adaptable monsters. They are altered to please and excite modern audiences based on the society and culture…

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    Gothic Motifs In Dracula

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    only a peculiar dream. Jonathan experiences this strange occurrence in Dracula’s castle when the three vampire sisters find him alone in a room. Mina experiences this peculiar sensation at Dr. Seward’s asylum with Dracula himself when he comes to visit her in her room. Furthermore, Dr. Van Helsing also experiences an episode of mesmerization at the end of the novel when destroying the three vampire sisters at Dracula’s castle. The execution and utilization of this Gothic motif eases the reader’s…

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