Modern Vampire Research Paper

The techno music is bumping in the official vampire community dance club where vampires and vampirettes come together for their ritualistic weekend fun during daylight hours. I see Lanzone feeding his pet werewolf at the bar with friends while playing beer pong. I shake my head with disgust at how some vampires take on human activities. The waitresses are walking around serving drinks mixed with blood and champagne, which we call ‘Bloody Marys’, to anyone willing to take a glass and toast to good times. I prefer a Super Bloody Mary where the blood is dripping off the side of the glass with a strawberry inside. Everyone is dressed to impress in their fashionable capes and women wearing tight latex or leather suites, some black and red, violet and black, but most have some hints of black because that is a vampire’s favorite color. We are all having a good time. I take a look at my watch and notice that it is about 5pm in the afternoon, really late in vampire terms, only 4 hours until darknesses and the day starts.Then, suddenly, Brezina comes busting through the doors looking sexy as ever, dressed in a skintight latex suit gripping every part of her body comfortably. A perfect match to her long dark flowing hair, distinctive vampirette makeup pattern, and the softest, milky skin I have ever laid eyes on. She is the most delectable treat that other vampirettes are jealous of. Even the boys, including Lanzone at the bar stop his festivities to take a long lustful look at her.

Fear is something we all crave, well at least the excitement factor of the fear. Take haunted houses for instance, they bring in millions of dollars a year. People clamber to get to the scariest most terrifying haunted houses each Halloween. But why? Why would someone want to be intentionally scared? Or take an amusement park. Each summer people stand in long lines, in the heat of the summer all to ride a less than 30-second roller coaster that whips them around like a rag doll. It is because humans are naturally thrill seekers in some shape or form. We love the adrenaline high we get from chasing the next big wave.

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There are four essentials of a Vampire story. The first one is an older person who is corrupt and usually a male. The second aspect is a young person who is usually a virginal female. Third, the young individual has her youth, energy, and innocence taken away from her, while the older individual continuous to have a prosperous life. Lastly, the young individual dies or destructs.

The vampire is the popular character in folklore from early civilization to modern life. The vampire appears in people mind with the passion of immortality, fear, love and mystery. People are attracted with vampire because the superstition of the vampire has done for centuries. Are they real? What are they? Where they come from? There are a few of thousand questions about the beliefs of vampire during many centuries. People don’t stop their curiosity with vampire- the legend that emulates the world cultures and religions. One of the most important reason that made vampire still popular until today is the great transformation. During the time, with the creative of human, vampire reforms to fit with modern age. According to the “Jung and the Jungians on Myth”, Steven Walke implies myth is a metaphor and come from the collective of human psyche. People use vampire as the tools to explain human thinking. Therefore, the charging in the thinking of people in different period of time will effect to the symbol of vampire. The research will explain the transformation of vampire by diving to three main topics: the vampire in the historical and religion thinking; the charging of vampire in literature and movie; the symbol of vampire in modern people thinking. Although three main topics seem separately, these connect and develop other idea like cause and effect. Depend on the information of history, the image of vampire in novel become reality. From the idea of vampire in novel, modern

Who would’ve guessed that the modern tale of vampirism is nothing more than an exaggerated representation of many of the people in our current society? One of the best metaphors for drug addiction is the blood lust of a vampire. Consistently throughout literature and television, vampires are portrayed as impulse-reacting monsters that lack self control. “Each of the vampire’s victims are momentary meals and the vampires are drawn to them through the needs of their subconscious” (Ramsland 5). Vampires directly represent drug addicts because the two are both drawn to something that they will eventually feel guilty for, but neither of them can turn down the opportunity to indulge. What is addiction? According to Pawel Jedras, author of “The Role of Anticipation in Drug Addiction and Reward,” “addiction [is] the craving [or need] for something that is not actually needed or necessary for survival” (Jedras). “Vampires in the Lemon Grove” by Karen Russell is a story consisting of vampires and the idea of addiction. The story’s main characters are two married vampires named Clyde and Magreb. Clyde is a recovering blood addict and Magreb is his supportive wife. The story focuses on Clyde and the problems that his addiction causes in his life. “Vampires in the Lemon Grove” by Karen Russell, represents a person’s struggle with drug addiction, seclusion from others, and the pushing away of loved ones because Clyde does all of these

Ever since my middle school friend introduced me to Twilight, I have been obsessed with vampires. With my obsession came a need to share my interest with other people. After my friends got sick of listening to my constant chatter about vampires, I turned to my mom to talk about my interest. When I told my mom about modern day vampires, she laughed and told me that the creatures I was talking about were not vampires. She said that vampires are bloodthirsty evil beings that are not handsome and certainly not sparkly. Through my conversation with my mother, I found out that the views of vampires have changed greatly throughout generations. I found that cultural and societal changes that occur throughout history has changed our image and perspectives of vampires.

Prisilia: The pod people’s goal and ways of obtaining it are similar to those done by Dracula. The pod people begin converting the entire town of Santa Mira. This is successfully done because Miles, the town doctor was gone from the town on a conference. This gives the aliens enough time to get the towns people turned. However, when the pod people find out that Miles and Becky are still human and refuse to cooperate, they send in their friends and previous allies in the form of Danny and Jack. If it were not for them, Miles would have never opened the door. In a similar way, Dracula uses Lucy and later on Mina to try and deflect Jonathan and his friends from successfully guarding off and eventually finishing Dracula’s master plan of taking

Different depictions of vampires are commonly exhibited in vampire folklore in past and present literature and film. The diversity of different variations of vampire legends are prominently seen in most literature, but the main ideas and attributes are generally the same. This is not that case when focusing on specific novels discussed in class. The novels I Am Legend by Richard Matheson and Fledgling by Octavia Butler are two contrasting works of vampire folklore. The novels are about different societies of vampires. They both emerged in different ways, the survive and feed in contrasting ways, and they both represent completely different forms of vampires. This essay will examine the characterizations of the contrasting the vampire species in both I Am Legend and Fledgling, as well as, investigating how these different species of vampires relate to human species.

I have enjoyed many vampire movies over the years, long before they became the popular pop-culture genre they have become due to the success of The Twilight Saga films. One movie I have enjoyed viewing many times since its debut in 1994 is Interview with the Vampire. This film is an adaptation of the book Interview with the Vampire written by Anne Rice in 1973 and published in 1976. The movie was directed by Neil Jordan who also co-wrote the script with Anne Rice.

To show vampire closer to humans the movie displays the social complication that the group has to endure and their similar method to solve them. In the movie they group is invited to an Unholy Masquerade Ball. This is a ball where all evil supernatural beings get together and have fun, this is their one chance to show off and be in their natural habitat without judgment from the human world. Vlad, Viago, and Deacon are invited to this ball but the trouble arises when the guest of honor is decided to be the ‘Beast’. Beast is another vampire but she is also Vlad’s ex but she left him broken emotionally and physically. When Vlad figures this out he is depressed and looses all interest to attend his one chance of celebration. Eventually Vlad does

Vampire bats usually roost in caves during the daytime. The three species of vampire bats are …(42) from Mexico to South America. As their name indicates, they feed at …(43) on the blood of other animals, primarily birds and mammals. The saliva of vampire bats has been modified …(44) a heart drug for humans.

Not many people would think that they can be compared to Count Dracula. Considered to be one of the most well-known monsters of all time, Count Dracula sucks the blood of his victims, which would ultimately lead to their death. While this seems like a very unique example, it can be applied to nearly every person, specifically in the college stetting. This phenomenon that can be linked to this monster is called the “vampire effect.” First used in the book ______, this term refers to the what happens in social groups due to different personality types that were caused by a difference in economic background. Set in a college dormitory, chapter 4 of the book discusses how there is a difference in the social lives of students who are quiet versus students who are more outgoing. Students who were shy were generally ignored and did not seem to partake in many social activities. While Armstrong and Hamilton suggest that the “Vampire Effect” arises due to the social students knowingly ignoring and rejecting the shyer students, that is not the case. The cycle through which the effect takes place starts with self-comparison due to economic status, envy, and self-blame, and results in anxiety and self-isolation. Although this is done unintentionally, consciously known factors such debt and class also play a role in the process.

Sometimes things for example, “a cigar is just a cigar” it has no deeper meaning behind it

Discuss possible answers to this question with reference to at least two critical or theoretical essays and at least two tellings ' of the Dracula story._______________________________________________