From Draccula to Twilight vampires have been seen in several different forms and hundreds of different perspectives for centries now. Who doesn't love the thrill of watching a human-like beast such the very life from another?
While literature has been the backbone for vampires, film has made them what they are today. "John Polidori’s 1819 story, The Vampyre, started the modernization of the vampire we know today. But, it wasn’t until 1897 that the vampire lore came into full swing. It was in this year that Bram Stoker released his modern classic, Dracula, which stands as the basis for the majority of vampire films around today."
It appears that as time progresses, vampires becomes more and more accepted in society. Looking back vampires were portrayed as evil creatures who had no reflection, were afraid of garlic, burned in the sun, and most of all, drank blood uncontrollably. And now there are films about how they live with humans and control themselves, sparkling instead of burning in the sun. Who knows what qualities the next generation of vampires will obtain?
Another mythical creature, still, very popular in today's times would be vampires' enemies... Werewolves. Similar to vampires, werewolves star in a copious amount of horror films. The first werewolf movie was titled "The Werewolf" and was produced in 1913. When they were first distributed, werewolf movies did not reach the same popularity that vampire movies did. However, "the indisputable high point of werewolf movies was 1941's 'The Wolf Man', starring Lon Cheney, Jr. It arrived as a part of the cycle of Universal's monster movies, along with 'Dracula', 'Frankenstein,' and 'The Creature From the Black Lagoon.'"
"Mainstream werewolf movies have not fared well in the 21st century", nonetheless several smaller movies achieved well deserved cult success.
Exactly as vampires, views, opinions, and looks for werewolves have changed over years and will possibly change in years to come along with their immortal vampiric enemies.
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