Vampires

There's something weird about vampires. After doing the reading for this week and comparing it to other vampires I've seen in books, movies, TV, and games, I noticed that out of all of the types of "classic monsters" that vampires have has the most liberties taken with them. The biggest case of this being in the Twilight series where almost everything we thought we knew about vampires is turned over and changed minus the one staple of needing to feed on blood. Vampires have been everything from the darkest and creepy monsters to being romantic interests that are very relatable despite being a monster. I think it's probably that vampires, unlike some other monsters, are very close to still being human and this part of them is what allows them to lure their victims in. The recent trend of vampire fiction though has made them a type of monster that I really could care less about whereas in the past there have been awesome things like the Castlevania video game series that have made gothic vampires a very appealing thing with a more traditional look at them. It's hard to say what will happen to vampires as the years go on and maybe someday someone will come up with something fresh and interesting that keeps them a bit further away from the over sexualized nature they're at now.