Vampire Legends in Contemporary American Culture

While vampire stories have been part of popular culture since the beginning of the nineteenth century, it has been in recent decades that they have become a central part of American culture. Vampire Legends in Contemporary American Culture looks at how vampire storiesfrom Bram Stoker's Dracula to Blacula, from Bela Lugosi's films to Love at First Bitehave become part of our ongoing debate about wh...