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Decoding our vampire obsession : Comments

By Kirsten Oakley, published 4/3/2010

The incredible success of Stephanie Meyer’s 'Twilight' series has had a snowball effect on the publishing and movie industries.

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The book VAMPIRE GOD by Mary Hallab gives a superb analysis of the relation between vampires and Western culture.

Plus this reference features a section on the significance of the vampire story as written by Bram Stoker.

http://www.dabase.org/2armP1.htm#ch2
Posted by Ho Hum, Thursday, 4 March 2010 11:52:46 AM
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Speaking of vampires I love this image.

The vampire thus depicted sucking the life out of the USA body politic.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pantufla/114081011
Posted by Ho Hum, Thursday, 4 March 2010 3:44:54 PM
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Vampires are taking over everything. What happened to books where a normal boy and girl meet? Does everyone have to be supernatural or have superpowers? Must be daunting to be dating again as an ordinary mortal!
Posted by Niggler, Saturday, 6 March 2010 3:56:24 PM
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Interesting read! I must be one of the few to have never read a Twilight novel or seen the movies. But now I'm wondering if I'd be on Team Jacob or Team Edward...
Posted by pearlpinky, Saturday, 6 March 2010 9:41:43 PM
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I guess it was inevitable that someone slightly ambiguous would appear after the squeaky clean Harry Potter
Posted by Twizzle, Saturday, 6 March 2010 10:27:31 PM
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I think one must ask whether it is mainly teenage girls and younger women who are most closely attracted to vampires - the obsession does seem awfully similar to womens attraction to the "bad boys" both in fantasying and in real life; men on the other hand are typically drawn to the physical entity or depictions of the physical entity, shall we say. It is safer behaviour for women to be attracted to the idea. Harry Potter interesting as it was was not directed at either men or women but to a common interest in a spiritual or occult world. Anyway - shoot me down but that is my opinion.
Posted by Rockmannz, Sunday, 7 March 2010 1:48:35 PM
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