No, I’m not talking about loving or hating the books written about vampires. I’m talking about how the vampires are perceived and which way do you prefer it. As long as there have been vampire stories, they have been depicted as dark, deadly, and seductive. Many authors have taken these two different ways. Vampires are either the heroes or the antagonists. So are you with Buffy who says she likes her men evil? Or would you prefer the hunter of vampires? I can go either way. After all sucking blood and killing people really isn’t that sexy however you dress it up. But that thrill of the bad boy or the lost soul. In popular culture, Angel springs to mind as the soulful vampire remorseful of his past deeds. Here’s where it gets tricky, the bad guys on Buffy… The Master, yeah, he’s not hot and there is definitely no question that he is evil. But if you take Spike, hmmm. He’s sexy and the British accent is always a plus. He’s evil but he’s willing to change. And even when he’s evil, he’s a vamp in love. Whether you believe vampires are another evolution from the beginning of time or created by a person betraying or renouncing God or created by a God or Goddess, they will continue to entrall us.
What role do you prefer for the blood-suckers, hero or antagonist or both?