Vampires are a hot topic at the moment - what with True Blood and Twilight such popular hits (personal opinions on either or both aside) it seems everyone's got a little set of fangs around their neck. I even saw a "I kissed a vampire, and I liked it" t-shirt the other day.
There's no denying they're in demand and this article here by USA today claims to compare the 'variations' between three popular media Vamps...
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-07-01-vampire-rules_N.htm
I am a little sad that these 'variations' only seem to point out even more how same-ish all the mainstream intepretations of vampires are.
While Tilt does have a non-major character who is in essence a vampire (with a suitably broad take on the term) I do wish someone else would do an interesting spin on them - Where are the vampires generated from poorly-respected death customs? The ones buried with bricks in their mouths or other such odd things that were commonly tried to stop bodies rising again? What of th Cat of Nabeshima (a vamp cat) or the bat-god Camazotz? Exorcism as a means of killing them? The fashionable art of shroud wearing?
There's a million different points... no way that old ideas can't be found to breath new life into a tired old villian.
They do all of course have their own little differences I can be content with - but nothing too wild.
Blade had super vampires and vampire dogs and Lost Boys did the campy 80's movie thing, Interview with a Vampire had re-growing hair and pre-couch-jumping long-haired young Tom Cruise and Brad Pit...not acutally sure what it was about...who really cares?
Buffy had Joss-Almighty behind it and Twilight....well - I've not read it, but apparently they sparkle (I would love to know WHY they sparkle - has anyone read it? WHY sparkle? Body glitter? Mica deposits under the skin?)
What do you lot think? Is the charming mysterious-looking mid-twenties vamp getting a little worn?
~ Roslyn
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