Vampires Are The New Sexy – From Bela Lugosi To Alexander Skarsgard
The latest fad in entertainment - bordering on a craze - is, of all things, vampires. Always popular to a greater or lesser degree since Bram Stoker penned Dracula in 1897, today we see a resurgence of the vampire's popularity. In fact, interest today in vampires is greater than at any time since its heyday with the Bela Lugosi film Dracula in 1931. All signs are that this vampire fad is growing and has yet to reach its peak.
Vampires, Vampires, Vampires. What is it? Why are we so fascinated? From the piercing eyes of Barnabus Collins to the devilish charm of Spike, what makes us keep coming back for more? Who didn't want to date Angel or go home with Edward Cullen? And now with HBO's hit series True Blood making the cover of Rolling Stone magazine and garnering critical acclaim for its screenwriting, acting and directing, we seem to have reached the apex of the vampire genre. Furthermore, we dare say that standing out in a cast including some very appealing people, Alexander Skarsgard is probably the most attractive man today on TV or in film.
It is by no means simply the horror of sucking the living blood from victims; there is a sexual mystique with certain sado-masochistic overtones surrounding the vampires stalking and preying on their victims. When True Blood's Southern gentlemen/vampire Bill Compton consumes Sookie, it is with a passion so strong that women swoon and wish, at least surreptitiously, that they were in her place.
Amongst the reasons vampires are so increasingly popular is their power - the vampire is dark - he is a creature of the night - and he threatens intimacy. He can bend your will to his, he can consume you – you love the vampire - you feel a great deal of lust for him and at the same time you fear him. He calls you from afar - his soul and yours are bound up together - he flies in the night and he comes and sucks your blood... it can border on the orgasmic – you have no choice but to truly give yourself to the vampire. Below are the changing faces of screen vampires over the years.
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