terrydassow asked: Are you a wide reader of vampire texts? I am, which is why Bram's Dracula seems a whole different type of vampire mythos than the modern day versions. Bram Stoker's text has much more of a Marxist analysis potential, much like Pride and Prejudice does. Do you prefer the original myth to the modern day versions?
I wouldn’t go so far as to say “wide”, but I’ve read Dracula a few times, and John Polidori’s The Vampyre, Sheridan LeFanu’s Carmilla and of course the Twilight Saga, but I’m very interested in the vampire myth and its evolution overall. My MA dissertation is going to focus on the evolution of the role of the vampire through the 19th century although I may extend into some 20th century stuff if I struggle to fill 15,000 with what I’ve planned. My experience so far does lead me to prefer the original myth, the modern versions tend to be either very horror-ised or very watered down. If there is one vampire piece I cannot stand, it’s Anne Rice’s Interview with a Vampire. Awful book and an awful film.
