Vampire Fiction

Vampire literature

Vampire literature covers the spectrum of literary work concerned principally with the subject of vampires. The literary vampire first appeared in 18th-century poetry, before becoming one of the stock figures of gothic fiction with the publication of Polidori's The Vampyre (1819), inspired by a story told to him by Lord Byron. Later influential works include The Family of the Vourdalak (1839) by Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy; the penny dreadful Varney the Vampire (1847); Sheridan Le Fanu's tale of a lesbian vampire Carmilla (1872), and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897). Some authors created a more "sympathetic vampire", with Varney being the first, and more recent examples such as Moto Hagio's series The Poe Clan (1972–1976) and Anne Rice's novel Interview with the Vampire (1976) proving influential.

Vampire

A vampire is a mythical creature with a human-like appearance that subsists by feeding on the vital essence of humans. In European folklore, vampires are undead humanoid creatures that visit loved ones and cause mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods they inhabited while they were alive. They wear shrouds and are often described as bloated and of ruddy or dark countenance, contrasting with the modern gaunt, pale vampire which dates from the early 19th century.

Fiction

Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with fact, history, or plausibility. In a traditional narrow sense, fiction refers to written narratives in prose – often specifically novels, novellas, and short stories. More broadly, however, fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium, including not just writings but also live theatrical performances, films, television programs, audio dramas, comics, role-playing games, and video games.

vampire

Noun

1. A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. A person with habits traditionally ascribed to (literal) vampires, such as heliophobia, being a night owl, having pale skin, and so on.

Verb

1. To drain of energy or resources.

fiction

Noun

1. Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
2. A verbal or written account that is not based on actual events (often intended to mislead); an untrue belief.