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dangerousdame

Topic: The Mysterious Attraction of Vampires

For those of us who are like Renfield- except hopefully without eating bugs- what is it about creatures of the night that are so appealing? Not only in terms of sexual attraction, but for writers and directors? What is it about the living dead that fills us with wonder? I welcome any opinions.

#1 Jan 02nd 2006, 9:50am

manystorywriter

I think I heard somewhere that vampires are appealing not only because of the sexual attraction, but also because it represents a life that we truly want and enjoy. Vampires dress in awesome clothes and seem to have some kind of high social class. Perhaps there's some kind of thrill in being a vampire. It's probably fun and enjoyable to have a life like that. Maybe the basic idea is that there's just something cool about vampires. (Sorry if I'm babbling)

#2 Jan 20th 2006, 3:20pm

Michael Davidov

When talking about vampires, what is attracting about them are many things.

First of all, the mystery of the afterlife that we all wish to know about. Second of all, it is the eternal life we that we seek what attracts us to vampires. And of course, the unusual erotical attraction to a creature that is dead, and yet its beauty is beyond life and death.

No, the life style of the vampire has nothing attractive about it. A vampire is a slave, a slave to his thirst for blood. He cannot exist without blood, and therefore he must suck human blood as a drug-addict.

He must kill to survive, and that lifestyle is humiliating and pathetic. That stands in complete opposite to the image of the noble, beautiful vampire. Vampires are beautiful more than any living creature, and yet they are much more terriblr than any.

Read my fanfic "Dracula Epilouge" :) !

#3 Jun 12th 2006, 10:28pm

Not much a poet

I'm agreeing with the last one. I was reading this articule in a magazine on this subject, and I'd say that everything in this forum pretty much sums it up. Then again, I think it differs from person to person. I think the last thing that people may be drawn towards is the fact the vampires get so much publicity, and therefore, fame. Immortality (pretty much), the sexual side to it, fame, and beauty. That's all it is.

#4 Jan 28th 2007, 3:44am

Petit Parapluie

Plus there is the element of control over everything - preety much every aspect of your life. There's not the same type of glamour about werewolves, for example, becuase they have no control over their transformation. Vampires can be anything they want, whether it's an icy aristocrat or a thusand rats scuttling across the floor or magical green smoke :S (thinking of the '92 version here, but oh well)

#5 Mar 04th, 3:17am

Nightcrawlerlover

It's the offer of immortality that's so appealing. I think that in the movie Blade, being a Daywalker is pretty cool too.

#6 Apr 14th, 5:00pm

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