Ever since William John Polidori penned "
The Vampyre" in 1819, legends of the undead feeding on the life force of the living, generally by drinking their blood has captivated the western world. It is true, as Bella Swan found out, if you Google Vampire you find much older stories of the myth. But it would seem William Polidori took the legends and firmly created the genre we now have.
Bram Stokers Dracula certainly added a popular twist, with vampires being cloaked and sleeping in coffins for many stories and authors thereafter.
As a 21 year old, that has been 21 for 23 years, my experience with vampire movies has seen some changes. I guess my first experience was with "the Lost Boys" in 1987. These guys were too cool to wear cloaks and came across as the cool undead not the cold undead
By 1997 things had got a little more gritty and rough with "An Interview with a vampire" in which an all star cast showed vampires as a pretty debauched bunch.
Some where along the line we started to accept it was okay to be a vampire and still be a good guy. Amid the TV show that was "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" we find Angel and Spike who are more team Buffy than you would expect (1997) This was soon followed in 98 by Blade the son of a vampire who like Buffy, but not as hot, takes on the entire vampire world
Then of recent times Vampires have taken yet another twist, rather than being aides to a slayer they have become the real good guys, they can now go out from the shadows and sparkle in the sun. Cue the family Cullen.
So we see vampires are becoming softies, there is hope for world peace yet !
Which type of Vampire do you prefer ?
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