I noticed that the article said that zombies were starting to take a turn that vampires had already taken. That is that they are starting to become more romanticized (for example Warm Bodies) though having not quite reaching the level that vampires have reached. I was curious as to exactly what monster would take their place, (I personally think that the vampire makes a somewhat return with Dracula Untold, yes they sympathize him but all the same I'm hoping that as his vampirism takes hold, he turns into more of a monstrous character) maybe Wolf-Man or Creature from the Black Lagoon. I remember watching a video that took a look at the dichotomy between the vampires and zombies on a cultural level (it was a Cracked "After Hours" video (admittedly meant for humor) called "4 Terrifying Psychology Lessons Behind Famous Movie Monsters"); there, I remember, was a political aspect to it, the Liberals view Conservatives as zombies "Monolithic mobs of endless consumerism", and vice-versa as vampires, "Sexually ambiguous outcasts that suck the lifeblood out of society". The video raised a few points that were raised in class as well about the loss of self, humanity, etc. There is also another video by the same channel that touches on a few reasons why vampires have fallen out as epitomes of horror and (in my opinion) devolved into sex symbols.
Here are link to the videos...
(Psychology of Monsters) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWq8j0yXkMI
(Vampiric Sexuality) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkdbfC_2BCI
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