Were Vampires created merely as “ghost stories” to frighten
the masses of ancient times, or did the original reporters actually believe in
their existence, and did they have some sort of physical or visual contact of these frightening beasts?
We are so obsessed with myths and legends that they flood the
media with their beauty, mystery and terror. Vampires have been a recent craze,
their luster shines through recent TV shows, movies and we even wear their
fangs on Halloween.
I believe that like many myths, we’d like to imagine that
Vampires could exist in the real life, along with the mystery, terror and maybe
even the romance they could possibly come with. And although Vampires are
typically known as evil and demonic, it seems that the media has honed into
their humanity, bringing the mortal out of the immortal. I believe that we like
to find the good in everything, even if it scares the living daylights out of
us.
It is my goal to explore Vampires dark history and try to
help shed some light on why we adore them today. I want to find some factual
reports on persons who were labeled Vampires in the past, why they were labeled
that, and is there any circumstantial evidence.
As far as research I need to go as far back as possible, such
as Vlad III the Impaler during the 15th century, Arnold Paole and
Peter Plogojowitz of the 18th century. I would like to check
credible library book sources, chronological accounts of events and historical
documented records of towns with Vampire sightings or speculation.
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ReplyDeleteI think this is a good topic because of the new phenomenon shown on the media and the books that have been written. As Twilight developed after the book, many became obsessed with vampires based on this created image. Although the movies provided a general image of vampires, the movie also portrayed the thought that vampires appear to look like normal everyday people, but with or yellow eyes. I personally would be very fearful if vampires were real. The influence this movie had on the views of vampires spread throughout the media and show after show series came out about vampires. Vampires have been the subject of discussion for a couple years now, making some believe they exist. Even though we know they aren't, just like mermaids and big foot, thee are some people out there who strongly believe their real and provide evidence that gets everyone second guessing themselves. I will definitely follow your blog through this assignment because of the fear that they were actually real. :)
ReplyDeleteI really like this blog because for me and many others I find it very interesting. Many of us like zombies. We like the time around Halloween if not throughout the year where we get all dressed up and go to haunted corn mazes and haunted houses. Everyone likes a little scare once in a while. Like you said early many people believe these are myths because that is just what we have always been told, but how have these myths came to be in the first place? Why are we so interested in zombies? What attracts us to them? I'm really interested to see what your research will come up with and what your future blogs will be about.
ReplyDeleteI decided to comment in a stronger way. Many people have an interest in the area of your question. This topic has been the topic of many movies and books. As a result, I think your question has a strong appeal. Your blog post makes me curious about what accounts you will find. I tend to think that the accounts of supernatural occurrences were based on something. Or, as I am sure happened in some cases, the accounts were made up just to be exciting stories. What has scientific research shown in regard to supernatural events? I personally don't believe in Vampires but I think that there is something behind them. Your research might just come up with something that shows what it is that the belief in them stemmed from.
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