We currently live in a pop culture world that seems obsessed with vampires. From gothic vampire novels‚ to endless movies‚ television and art‚ the vampire archetype continues to grow in popularity and sophistication. What is behind this seeming obsession with vampires‚ in our western culture? Why does this archeype endure? What does the vampire have‚ or do‚ that makes him/her so attractive and compelling? When did the transformation occur‚ from foul miscreant to suave tragic hero? Who is the vampire
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she later became so gruesome. Elizabeth was a very vain and spiteful woman‚ as well as very beautiful. At the age of 15 she married for political gain and position to a rough soldier of (nevertheless) aristocratic stock and manner with Count Ferencz Nadasdy. The count changed his surname to Bathory‚ so the countess could kept her name. They resided in Hungary at Castle Cachtice. Her husband spent much of his time away fighting in wars‚ earning the nickname of ‘The Black Hero of
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representing this change. Three movies that exemplify the aspect of change within the two features are‚ Dracula (1931) directed by Tod Browning‚ Fright Night (1985) directed Tom Holland and Twilight (2008) directed by Katherine Hardwicke. These three movies represent the change in the genre and society itself. The film Dracula directed by Tod Browning is the story of legendary vampire Dracula. Dracula was the first ever vampire film and therefore the audience of 1931 was not desensitised to the idea
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movies are made based on a book. For example‚ Dracula and Twilight both have movies made to follow along with the book. In the book and movie‚ of Twilight‚ the Cullen’s(vampires of the story) have no similar characteristics with Dracula. The reason these two stories are compared‚ is because Dracula was publish in May of 1897 and Twilight was published in October of 2005. These are generations apart and the uniqueness of Dracula is not a part of Twilight. Dracula drank human blood and his mannerisms towards
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encourage you to wiki vampire bats... and also a central european king called Vlad the Impaler (approx 12th century i beleive) However i am gonna speak of thevampire the in fictional story sense only. When Bram stoker originally wrote his masterpiece "Dracula" I doubt he had little idea the impact that his story wouldhave on literature... the idea to write of terror and macabre were relatively new things at thetime andit was quite a erotic novel. Although written in 1897 (80 years after Mary Shelly’s "Frankenstein")
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Professor Sandra Snow ENG 323-11500-22132943 1 April 2011 Social and Historical Effects Responsible for the Conception of the Fantastic and Supernatural in Gothic Horror Bram Stoker’s Dracula debuted in Victorian England at the end of the nineteenth century. Not the first vampire story of its time‚ it certainly made one of the most lasting impressions on modern culture‚ where tales of the supernatural‚ horror‚ witchcraft‚ possession‚ demoniacs‚ vampires‚ werewolves‚ zombies‚ aliens‚
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Imagination‚ (New York: Peter Lang Publishing‚ 2005) Peirse‚ Alison‚ "The impossibility of vision: Vampirism‚ formlessness and horror in Vampyr"‚ Studies in European Cinema‚ Vol.5‚ No.3 (2008)‚ Stoker‚ Bram “Dracula” (1897) reprint‚ (London: Penguin‚ 1993)‚ 274-5 “The Making of Bram Stoker ’s Dracula "Bloodlines" ‚Youtube‚ <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szBO-Of5cOw> ‚ [accessed 8th March 2013] Wilcox‚ Rhonda‚ “Why Buffy Matters: The Art of Buffy the Vampire Slayer”‚ (New York: I.B. Tauris &
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Insecurities of the gothic tradition have stood the test of time through the appropriation into a range of cultures and contexts through originally “The castle of Otranto” by Horace Walpole and such texts as “fall of the house of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ “Dracula” by Bram Stoker‚ “Van Helsing” Directed by Steven Sommers. It is no secret that us humans are scared of difference.
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by Richelle Mead and if I do say so myself‚ this book was a very interesting read. I have to praise Miss. Mead for keeping the suspense alive throughout the novel and toying with the idea of what a vampire is‚ which I created in my gothic novel‚ Dracula. I also admire her addition of “Dhamphirs” to the vampire genre and the names that she endowed these mystical creatures‚ like “Moroi” and “Strigoi”. I commend her various additions to the history of vampires that Van Helsing touched on when he was
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alive on the big screen – at least in some way‚ shape‚ or form. Dracula lives on in various reincarnations‚ like in the tolerable animated Hotel Transylvania (Adam Sandler) series‚ and the recent live-action flick‚ Dracula Untold (Luke Wilson) Similarly‚ Frankenstein also continues to be the centerpiece of silver screen productions – for better or worse. He‚ like Dracula‚ stars in Hotel Transylvania (Kevin James) – and like Dracula Untold‚ also recently received the modern treatment in I‚ Frankenstein
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