The mythological or folkloric vampire originates from Eastern Europe. Vampires were popularised in the early 18th century as vampire superstition began to increase in Western Europe. Mass hysteria even led to corpses being staked and people being accused of vampirism.

It was the publication of The Vampyre by John Polidori released in 1819 that really got people talking about vampires. It’s original, sophisticated story became arguably the most influential vampire work in the early 18th century. Later that century in 1897, Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula became the basis of modern day vampire fiction.

Today

Now the vampire genre has become hugely popular and vampires are everywhere! Books, films, video games, kids cartoons and television shows have made vampires the most well know fictional beings in the world!

The “Twilight” books and films have become massive in popular culture. It is based around the vampire genre but it’s the good looking stars and lusty plots that have attracted the masses of all ages. It’s very fashionable to fantasize about vampires, even children are obsessed with vampires whereas years gone by they wouldn’t have dreamed to read or watch stories on the vampire myth because it was considered scary and bloodthirsty.

Mass communication via internet and social networking sites have made vampires less scary and more cool! Kids and teenagers even WANT to be vampires which could be considered a worrying trend.

Media industries have picked up on the demand for vampire based stories and characters and have cashed in on the genre.

There are more and more book, movies, television shows etc being made everyday around the genre because it’s a safe option for success. It’s ashame the myth has become a £ or $ sign as oppose to the evil bloodsucking myth it was yesterday. Maybe it’s the media industries that are the modern vampires of today but instead of blood, money is what they drain out of people.

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