Hahah I did type "steak" didn't I? (At least it would taste good in death) I wrote that article on 3 hours of sleep. Too much fun from 4th of July. XD.
While I concur with your article, I didn't mean to make it seem like vampires didn't exist before Stoker's version, I simply was trying to demonstrate that in his creation of the way he viewed those creatures he helped give rise to a subculture obsessive. I know people feared vampires back before because the word itself was just a brand for demon. (And we don't have words if they don't have meaning no?) He did his homework, his research for his book and in the end told a very well written and boldly dark tale.
I agree, but vampirism also pre-dates Stoker (I'm pretty certain of this, but can't remember if I read about it under a different name). He simply popularised it. Excellently researched post, though. Personally, I can't stand Twilight. I have better things that I wrote in grade school than to let my brain turn to mush after trawling through that garbage [Twilight].
In the same respect, though, what are your thoughts on Anne Rice's vampires? They seemed to operate outside of human intervention.
Save maybe when Lestat decided he'd be a rockstar.
In real-world application, I do remember researching vampires in America. Real, living people who live off blood. Perhaps - and I can't believe I'm saying this - this is what Meyer was trying to aim for? Then again, maybe we're not so lucky and she just wanted to be contrary-wise.
I know it predated Stoker, I just meant the subculture obsessive focus that stemmed from his creative twist and later popularization.
I cannot stand Twilight. Not simply due to the obsessive fanbase, but also because its a spit in the face of good modern writing. If there will EVER be a good vampire novel it won't matter because tripe like this keeps getting thrown into our faces. Granted, I've never been one for vampire anything, but I have a healthy respect for its roots.
As for Anne Rice. While I wasn't a fawning fan of her books, she wrote 3 dimensional characters that had to grow and or exceed their beginnings. She had a visual imagination that she could effectively communicate through the written word and wasn't lacking in the imagination department. So, while I don't lean towards vampire books, she is a good author. I'm just not terribly crazy reading about vampires.
As for this "Vampire in America" stuff, the people who sleep in coffins and deck themselves out in vampire stereotype honestly are just attention seekers. There are medical conditions however (if this is what you mean) where a person needs supplement for their blood because of a blood based illness. Porphyria Is one of these and indeed in the ye olde days fueled a lot of vampire myth.
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