Many thanks for the link!
Methinks honestly that the so-called "Modern Vampires" are a more open recognition that at heart monsters are people. Conversely, people can be monsters. In DS as well as
Interview, the vampire was fascinating in and of himself. Being undead was part of the package, part of what made this oh-so-attractive person a sex symbol (among other things). But in
True Blood and
Angel as well as
The Lost Boys the supremely important detail is not the exotic nature of vampiric life, but how it calls to something within us. Who of us has not felt the urge to treat others as our inferiors, to use them ruthlessly, to commit crimes with impunity? And in the vampire we recognize ourselves.
Initially, Dracula was simply a startling and compelling menace--the ultimate supervillain.
Then came the more sympathetic creature, a being with whom we could empathize. Barnabas, Nick Knight, Louis, etc.
But vampires like Bill or Spike are pure versions of our own darkness, with (perhaps) light where we have shadows.
My take on it anyway...
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