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Vampires are a popular group in our literary and cinematic lore. Vampires seize our imagination, entrance us, and allow us to believe in beings outside of our normal lives. The vampire has changed from a once maligned, often hated and feared, always undesirable being into a loved creature that embodies superhuman power and eternal life.

During the middle ages, vampires were most of the time apparitions. They were the embodiment of a soul not at rest. Normally a vampire would attack or haunt its former family members. To stop these attacks, village folk would exhume the vampire body, stake it through the heart, and decapitate it. Oftentimes the corpse was also incinerated. By staking the corpse it was thought a vampire would be pinned in its coffin and it could not rise again. Cutting off the head was a method to separate the body from the brain. In the worst cases, fire was used to annihilate a vampire corpse.

Vampires were only spotted after sunset, so it was naturally believed that they couldn't stand the sun. Additionally, darkness is equated with evil things whereas sun, and the light, is equated with things good. Vampires were not observed haunting their former family members in daylight so the belief of aversion to sunlight was born.

Bram Stoker released Dracula in 1897 the now timeless, revered, and iconic vampire tale. Bram Stoker redefined the meaning of what a vampire was. The creature took on charm, personality, and charisma. Vampires were no longer mindless spirits bent on destroying their former families. Vampires represented power and eternal life. Bram Stoker planted seeds that would grow into a fascination with everything vampire.

Today there are thousands of books about vampires. Vampire television series such as The Hunger, Forever Knight, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Angel found widespread success. Proving that vampire television shows aren't dead, new shows such as HBO's True Blood continue to thrive.

Vampire movies are also common productions by Hollywood. In recent years we've seen the release of the Evolution trilogy, 30 Days of Night, I Am Legend, Twilight, and many more. Vampire groupies, fans, fanatics just can't get enough of vampire cinema and Hollywood is quite willing to provide several new vampire films every year.

We love vampires. Until the creature is permanently redefined again, it is unlikely that vampire popularity will diminish. We can't help but become enthralled with idea of immortality, strength, power, and eternal life. Vampires represent these characteristics. Vampires will for eternity be an all the rage form of fiction.

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Gen Wright is a contributor to the online community Vampire Rave, a social network with a vampire theme. He also contributes to the Dark Network, a network of paranormal, supernatural, and darker websites.