... With all of the different conceptions about vampires drifting in and out of ancient and modern folklore, it is definitely difficult for any folklorist to define the vampire. In order to observe vampire folklore in full, on must sort out and observe all of the different types of vampire lore, ... Motion Pictures The fixation with mystical and supernatural powers seems to have suddenly taken control of our generation, and vampires are certainly included in this genre. Popular culture seems to have absorbed the idea of supernatural occurrences taking place in our society, without our ever be...

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... tales: Dracula was written at the very end of Victorian age, films like Nosferatu and the first Dracula were shot under the shadow of the II World War (some critics define Nosferatu as a "metaphor of nazism-...), while now we are at the end of a millennium... We need them as an amulet against our inner fears and a reality full of uncertainty. A good ... Vampire: a Tale). I include a summary only of Steakley's and King's work, taking for granted the knowledge of the other two. I choose Polidori's and Stoker's stories because they are landmarks of the genre; King's Salem's Lot is interest...

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