"The vampire myth is one rooted in the fears of society. The Victorian origin of Dracula was born of the threat of outsiders and female sexual liberation compounded with the fear of the plague. With Anne Rice’s Interview With The Vampire, vamps now had a voice – they became more human. Of course these days, vampires have stepped out of the shadows to become brooding romantic anti-heroes. But ultimately, modern vampirism represents freedom from the one fear we can never escape – that of death. And as that fear is probably never going to go away, it seems that vampirism is here for good too."
