Vampires have changed a lot over time, now a days we see them plastered everywhere as some sort of boy band with fangs, but they weren’t always like that, they were originally much, much different. Back in the time of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, vampires were not something mainstream that people ever talked about, in their minds it was just some stupid ancient legend. But when Bram Stoker’s novel was released, Dracula was the population’s first true look at a vampire. The vampire depicted in the original book was very different than those of today in many ways however. Dracula when he first appears in the story, appears as an old man with extreme strength and very flamboyant outfit, with, what is possibly the strangest part, hairy palms on his hands. But, when he eventually drinks the blood of Lucy, the young British woman, his youth is restored, and he is seen a handsome young man, with, like before, very flamboyant and posh dress, along with the hairy palms from before. Another thing I should mention is his connection to wolves. He seems to almost control them, and he also has the ability to transform into a half man/half wolf, so pretty much what we see today as a werewolf.

So now let us take a look at today’s vampire. They are seen as handsome, strong, and very pale. They are also sold as total heart throbs instead of the scary monster they were back in Dracula. First of all, they have lost the wolf connection they originally had, vampires have split into two different beings instead of being the same being like they were in Dracula. Also, they lost the extremely religious ideals about them that they used to have, for their origin of powers and immortality were originally due to highly religious meanings. But as the world itself has become less religious, the vampires have too. Another thing to note is how they used to be scary monsters, but now are heartthrobs for teenage girls, who are about as intimidating or manly as one of the boys from One Direction.

So in all, they really have changed, as the culture around it changed, and I believe they were continue to change as long as the culture does.