(Illustration by Danielle Otrakji)
Vampires are some of my favorite 'monsters' in the horror genre. They are constantly changing over time, stylistically, aesthetically, in their abilities and their weaknesses, etc. It seems as though Vampires transform over time according to a specific audience or demographic. There have been vampires like Nosferatu, Queen Akasha, Louis de Pointe du Lac, to the more modern vampires like Buffy, Eduard from Twilight, or Barnabas Collins from Tim Burton's 'Dark Shadows'.
The traditional vampire is typically afraid of garlic, crosses, holy water and wooden steaks, but as time passes, vampires and their storylines become much more complex and are not as simple as they once were. The religious elements like holy water and crosses were used to instill the idea that religion works against the devil's servants. The initial depictions of vampires were very sickly, terrifying creatures who slaughtered mercilessly and had an uncontrollable thirst for human blood. Over time, they became somewhat romanticized and sexualized. In Anne Rice's, Interview with a Vampire, the vampires were portrayed as attractive, beautiful creatures, to appeal to a greater female audience, much like the series of films, Twilight.
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