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The Vampire is one of the most popular monsters in the world today. The vampire is originally
most commonly associated with the stereotype of being a vicious creature feeding on the
blood of other living beings along with attributes of profound sharp and predator like features.
But by undergoing numerous transformations over the decades, has the Vampire lost its
original charisma or relevance as a monster? From its history of the Victorian England
period, the Vampire has moved on to bombard our popular culture in many fields. Commencing
its way from literature and movies to games, toys, music, paintings etc. its prominence
amongst the public is blatantly observed and it serves as a rich source for the entertainment
industry. Gone are those days when Vampires were thought
of as just living in dingy and murky coffins or residing in haunted castles and flying
around attacking and feeding on humans. Vampires have consistently evolved through the generations
from an unattractive, villain type creature to a more sophisticated and cultural individual
and thus, have successfully dwelled into numerous societal roles.
For certain it is gaining evident meaning in other aspects like *** orientations,
through the Blood and Roses by Roger Vadim (1872) or Vampire Lovers in the 70’s, revealing
lesbian content. Or even through Gayracula (1983) and The Vampires of Budapest (1995),
two pornographic all male Vampire movies, which have made latent *** themes of vampire
films much more apparent and public. These portrayals have drifted its image from just
blood sucking acts to sexy and lustful drama which have made the Vampires a pronounced
‘sex’ symbol in the society. Talking about the more recent works, Twilight
is making its mark in our lives nearly as profoundly as Harry Potter, and is most directly
related to vampires. Or is it? The movie is actually quite bias towards the expression
of the Vampire as a romantic hero over a monster. Commencing its way from a horror monster to
the *** image, the Vampire’s image is transformed yet again, to a romantic hero.
All the media outrage and ever increasing popularity of the Vampire have brought it
to ‘Life’. Evolving a great deal from Stoker’s Dracula to Stephenie Myer’s Twilight,
the Vampire thus, has acquired a prominent familiarity in the eyes of the public and
has become a distinguished part of our culture.
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