IN SEARCH OF VAMPIRES

Text topic: Themes

Text author: Драган Јовићевић

The vampires. Some of the most intriguing creatures of various world mythologies. From the 18th century till today, the archetype image of vampires went through many transformations – on the one hand they were the gothic image of a male masculine figure and on the other - the image of cosmetic contemporary man. The 19th century promoted vampires as very specific creatures that needed exploring, the 20th century introduced the fascination with the horrific aspect of the vampires, and finally the 21th century exploited the idea of vampires equal to men, while the creatures from the past were treated as minority members. What have we actually found looking for the truth about vampires? And is that the truth that we wanted to see? How much did it change the iconic face of an ancient race?