The evolution of the vampire in our society has seen these creatures (devolve) from Nosferatu, a fearsome monster with a thirst for blood who terrorised people in the depths of the night into sparkling, love sick, vegetarian vampires. The idea of the vampire is no longer a concept that society deems as scary, but sexy. Yeah, thanks Edward. Hollywood has gotten rid of the white face paint, the blood stained teeth and has transformed them into young, seductive, extremely attractive people who you really wouldn't mind nibbling on your neck. Of course, there are some vampires that stay true to the original story. While most people consider Bram Stoker's Dracula to be the first vampiristic novel, it is in fact John Polidori's The Vampyre who was essentially the creator of this type of monster in the world of fantasy fiction. But where did the term originate from? Different cultures have different legends of the vampire and therefore, there are a number of variations making it difficult to pinpoint where the term originated from first. Scholars have argued between Greece where the Greek word 'nosophoros' translates as 'plague carrier' and the Turkish 'upyr' which means 'witch.' Adn though they might have had their teeth blunted recently, it still pays to brush on your facts so that if you ever see a clan of vampires coming your way, you'll know how to handle yourself. Just make sure you have a lot of seeds with you...
12. Sometimes It's Better To Be Single...
Usually, the general thinking was that the first victim of a new vampire would be their wife or husband from when they were alive, because what doesn't scream true love like rising from the dead to kill your partner in order for them to spend eternity with you? Now, although death is inevitable for us all, no one wants to go prematurely, and especially not by the hand of their dead wife or husband. In order to protect themselves from their dead spouses, the living would attempt to change their appearance in order to deceive the vampire. Women would cut their hair and wear black clothes in order to disguise themselves in an attempt to confuse their dead husbands. The men would presumably wear a very large hat to hide their faces. Luckily for them, vampires apparently don't have a great sense of smell or the ability to recognise the person that you shared the same bed with for years... If vampires do exist, this is probably the only time that you'll be glad that you're single. You can watch Netflix uninterrupted whilst your married friend fights off their vampire ex husband.
