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A VAMPIRE IS BEING FROM FOLKLORE WHO
SUBMITS BY FEEDING ON THE LIFE ESSENCE
(GENERALLY IN THE FORM OF BLOOD OF
LIVING CREATURES.
When did the first vampire appear in literature?
In mid-1700s , A Vampire panic swept the Serbian
Countryside. Victims reported being visited in the night
by their recently deceased relatives or neighbors , who
throttled the life from theme. Those struck by these
visions died within days . When panic worked its way
into poetry. Hein rich August Ossenfelders 1378 poem
the Vampires ( Available in the Original German) was
one of the first to speak about the Noctural horror.
The Epic poem THALABA THE DESTROYER By: Robert
Southy is considered to be the first appearance of a
Vampire in English literature.
The Vampyre sparked a pop culture
phenomenon there were an authorized
sequels, A flurry of other Vampires
tales and numerous stage adaptation .
Sheridan le fanu gave the world its first
favorite female Vampire in
CARMILLA which he published in
1872.
DRACULA was published, the reading
public was steeped in Vampire
tales. Stoker drew on the existing
tropes to create a lasting horror
masterpieces that has become a
cultural staple . Dracula appeared
in more than 200 films.
The Potrayal of Vampires in literature has
continued to evolved . Richards Matherson
gave Vampires a zombie bent in 1954s I am
Legend where a Vampire he plagued ravaged
the planet.
Anne Rice - is the one who gave vampires a
heart.
-wildly popular Vampire books gave a

backstory to the blood sucking monsters and

made theme not only sympathetic but sexy.