Essays on Vampire

Within the pages of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the author explores concepts of love, darkness, and sexuality as well as the theme of good versus evil. The most powerful theme surrounding the infamous vampire, however, is that of mortality. Death and the possibility of life after...

History is sometimes told through stories and this is a fact but sometimes, these stories are not a hundred percent loyal to what really happened in history. This relationship between “history” and “story” is going to be the base for this work because I have...

Vampires have been around for generations that there are a variety of forms of these immortal creatures with each culture having their own version. In the past, vampires have reflected the fear and things perceived as taboo in those cultures. Originally, vampires were first known...

Since time immemorial, human beings have believed in the existence of supernatural beings. A good example of these supernatural beings include: God, Satan, ghosts, demons, werewolves, vampires etc. This essay examines the concept of the vampire from a social/anthropological perspective based on the cultural context...

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...

Bram Stoker´s Dracula holds several messages and symbols; the fear of the unknown and to the many destabilizing changes occurring in Great Britain, including the New Women. However, the religious language and symbology are quite relevant and impossible to omit. The antagonist is seen as...