Vampires in Literature

For centuries we have noticed the presence of vampires in myths and mythical stories of different civilizations. In the Christian and Gothic scriptures, pure blooded vampires originated from the remnants of hell, and were created by Lucifer himself to be sent to the earth as signs of misery and punishment from Evil to life. According to the stories and scriptures, they were extremely powerful beings with almost no weaknesses at all. However God cursed them with the weakness to Sun and allergic reactions to garlic as a punishment for their black souls. According to some historians, the vampires were mostly reported to be dwellers of the shallow graves.

The scriptures signify a strong presence of vampires and their graves in the countryside of Eastern Europe. The most significant mention of vampires in literature is in the book "Dracula" released in the year eighteen ninety seven by Bram Stoker. This character of an old master of evil residing in a forbidden and ominous castle became the epitome of reference for many novels and books written in modern literature on vampirism and other satanic traits as they are commonly known along with werewolves as well. Another noticeable presence of vampirism in novels and literature is noticed in the books of Anne Rice, a contemporary novelist. A part of New Orleans in the French Quarter comes up often in her novels as a favoured milieu for such stories.

There is a dark and sinister connection of the image of vampires with the human mind that both fascinates and attracts along with leaving a repelling and frightening effect. The abundance of the reference of the undead in the literature that came up time and now is a clear indication of such an effect and relation with dark desires in the psyche of humans. Scholars these days believe that the name vampire had originated from a local language spoken in Serbia commonly known as Slavic. A close study signifies the word vampire in Slavic means to drink. Thus, this consensus was reached that the language commonly refers to vampire existence in literature.

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