Essays on Vampire

J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla introduces us to the world of Laura, a shy young woman raised in the southern Austrian state of Styria. Through the events of the novella Laura is entranced by a striking young female vampire by the name of Carmilla (also...

Vampires have a very rich and varied history. Belief in vampire-like creatures can be found all over the world and dates as far back as ancient Greece, Mesopotamia and ancient Rome. There have even been periods in time when vampire belief was so mainstream it...

The vampire embodies both man’s desire for eternal life and fear of the unnatural. The vampire is an interesting creature. Vampirism itself is a form of a curse usually passed on through the bite of a vampire though some versions believe that one must drink...

America’s connection with spirituality has not faded. In all reality, it has become more complex in recent years than it has before. This connection was boosted by the coming of the millennium and the fear this change would destroy the world as we know it....

The description of Count Dracula, stated by Van Hellsing in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, provides a fitting description for (arguably) the most influential vampire in history. His unchecked sensuality and enigmatic morality have become staples of vampirism, often replicated to the point of cliché. However, the...

When thinking of vampires the first thought that comes to mind is dark immortal corpses feasting on humans during the night, and sleeping throughout the day. What We Do in the Shadows (WWDS) is about a group of vampires who are living together in a...