"Vampires are meant to be predatory monsters, and using their image for romance sets a dangerous precedent for desperate minds.
Their behavior isn’t meant to be glorified, but rather to be used as a warning."
I remember when I was a child and was entranced by Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt's forever damned duo in Interview With The Vampire. I would fantasize about being a vampire, wearing long trench coats, drinking cranberry juice out of a cognac glass or wine glass. Wanting to a be a vampire every year for Halloween too. However, as I got older and still kept studying vampires, I realized how horrible of an experience it would be.
I saw the longing for death as a gift to vampire (similar to Louie and Lestat), the never ending selfishness and greed of blood and toxic companionship. But one specific concept always represented a true predator with the vampire. That is always needing permission to enter the threshold of a victim. That is the scariest piece. It plays on humans' emotions and trust. Where you have to question yourself on whether or not you should let them in or not. Once you do, there is no going back. You become one of the living dead or a victim.
This was a very interesting read! I don't know if I'll ever shed my heart eyes for vampires, but in truth, if they existed, I would never leave my house out of fear! I think when we romanticize them so much, we can slowly pick away at the apex predators they actually are. The "Sparkling Manipulation" made me laugh!
I have pondered many of these points in the past, while trying to understand why vampires continue to remain so popular, in whatever form.
I came to the conclusion that it is because 'vampires are the most human of monsters'. There something in all of us that can connect with being led down monstrous paths by dark desires we cannot entirely control.
The romantic flavour is not my favourite either, but I understand it, because it speaks to another hidden hunger that we have been told is sinful, so fits the underlying theme so very well.
I really enjoyed this post, and the topic is fresh in my mind as I've now started sharing my take on vampire fiction. I wonder how it will measure up.
The idea of human/vampire peaceful coexistence makes as much sense as lions and gazelles becoming friends and lions becoming vegans, but it does make for some good fantasy stories.
I appreciated this so much! I'm on my vampire game again with spooky season coming up
Thank you!! It’s almost time for vampire szn
"Vampires are meant to be predatory monsters, and using their image for romance sets a dangerous precedent for desperate minds.
Their behavior isn’t meant to be glorified, but rather to be used as a warning."
I remember when I was a child and was entranced by Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt's forever damned duo in Interview With The Vampire. I would fantasize about being a vampire, wearing long trench coats, drinking cranberry juice out of a cognac glass or wine glass. Wanting to a be a vampire every year for Halloween too. However, as I got older and still kept studying vampires, I realized how horrible of an experience it would be.
I saw the longing for death as a gift to vampire (similar to Louie and Lestat), the never ending selfishness and greed of blood and toxic companionship. But one specific concept always represented a true predator with the vampire. That is always needing permission to enter the threshold of a victim. That is the scariest piece. It plays on humans' emotions and trust. Where you have to question yourself on whether or not you should let them in or not. Once you do, there is no going back. You become one of the living dead or a victim.
I wonder how romantic it would be the sexual predatory monster was a woman.
This was a very interesting read! I don't know if I'll ever shed my heart eyes for vampires, but in truth, if they existed, I would never leave my house out of fear! I think when we romanticize them so much, we can slowly pick away at the apex predators they actually are. The "Sparkling Manipulation" made me laugh!
I have pondered many of these points in the past, while trying to understand why vampires continue to remain so popular, in whatever form.
I came to the conclusion that it is because 'vampires are the most human of monsters'. There something in all of us that can connect with being led down monstrous paths by dark desires we cannot entirely control.
The romantic flavour is not my favourite either, but I understand it, because it speaks to another hidden hunger that we have been told is sinful, so fits the underlying theme so very well.
I really enjoyed this post, and the topic is fresh in my mind as I've now started sharing my take on vampire fiction. I wonder how it will measure up.
The idea of human/vampire peaceful coexistence makes as much sense as lions and gazelles becoming friends and lions becoming vegans, but it does make for some good fantasy stories.