Strange Virus In I Am Legend By Richard Matheson

science and religion. In Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend, the mythical horror creatures, the vampires, have many differences in their mythical abilities, functionality and origin; however, they both serve to underline themes that remind the reader of what makes us human and what defines us as ultimately good or evil. Stoker’s Count Dracula is the product of a religious strike against the antagonist whereas the vampires in I Am

development of the myth. The depiction of vampirism in Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend differ from one another and while these depictions stray from the folkloric accounts of vampires both find their roots in legend. The folkloric vampire has taken many different forms and has held a variety of traits, skills and weaknesses; each mirroring the customs, beliefs, and fears of different cultures (Bartlett 1). I can be difficult to find one all encompassing description of a vampire

The movie I am Legend is a great movie. I really enjoy I am Legend because it is a story about Robert Neville (Will Smith) and his dog Samantha, a German shepherd, surviving in a “zombie” apocalypse in the heart of New York City. Now these are not your normal zombies they are more or less just infected, but they cannot go into sunlight because it burns their skin very quickly. They are infected with a virus that started out having the ability to cure cancer, but then later mutated the host into these