There was a time when vampirism was considered overdone, passe, and trash literature that was just popular because of its transgressive overtones that nevertheless allowed a bunch of a mostly female fandom to enjoy it without crossing too many taboos. That time was 1897 where Bram Stoker was already jumping on a very popular literary trend that most people had forgotten had been going on for decades by that point.
Varney the Vampire for example was published a good fifty years (!!) ea...
Published on December 28, 2023 17:31