I'm a HUGE vampire geek. It all started from Anne Rice's
Interview With the Vampire. I have all the books, you name it. I have it.
Twilight, yes got the books and DVD. Also I have all the books and DVDs (in bluray) of
TRUE BLOOD. I also have the books in French & Spanish. In addition I have posters, wallpaper, ringtones, etc. My favorite Vampire story right now is the
VAMPIRE DIARIES. I have the books yes and of course I have all the current shows from iTunes. Interview with the Vampire is my favorite although VAMPIRE DIARIES has the possibility of becoming my number 1 vampire story ever.
The appeal of Vampirism to me is more like psychodynamics. Vampirism is just humanity's way of expressing our innermost desire. Immortality. The life after death. The defeat of aging itself. We feel so powerless over death and vampire folkore is our escape. It appeals to us because we desire eternal life. Not as an alien being in another world or a heavenly angel above but something more earthly and human. Somebody that can return and reunite with family or loved ones. Someone who can indulge in earthly pleasures, someone who can have friends and enemies. Someone who can give life, take life, do good, take revenge, be happy, get angry, and express other human emotions at a greater intensity. Someone who's attractive, powerful, intelligent, rich, cultured, and carries a number of amazing skills & talents. Through vampirism we express our desire for greater happiness. The sucking of blood is a symbol of our deep yearning for greater pleasure. Whether as an infant getting necessary nutrition from the mother, thumbsucking, a child displaying curiosity of things he could get his hands on, a prehistoric man sucking on a bone marrow meal, adam and eve's yearning for the fruit from the tree of life (hence immortality), the simple joy of sucking on a lollipop, the figurative sucking up to the boss for greater pay, engaging in sexual intimacy with another person. Everything about humanity's greatest desires are intensified in the Vampire world.
And this is why the folkore will live on.
Twilight, True Blood, Vampire Diaries are just modern interpretations that relates to the culture of this new generation. But the message and appeal remains the same. Our deep seated desire for
Immortality & Pleasure.
Edited by Forever21, 07 March 2010 - 02:56 PM.