THE VAMPIRES

from the reality to the cinema

I IntroductionII ChronicleIII Vampires in the booksIV Vampires in the cinemaV Vampires in the seriesVI Conclusion

Summary

Introduction

Do they exist ?Yes, they do.

The Desmodus rotundus are vampire… bats.

Blood suckers

Chronicle

Ancient history In the Ancient Egypt : Sekhmet In the Ancient Greece : Lamia In the Hinduism : Kali

1193 : Walter Map : De Nugis Curialium

XVth century : Vlad Tepes the Impaler, Prince of Wallachia, nicknamed Drăculea.

XVIIth century : Countess Elizabeth Báthory ("Blood Countess")

Vampires in the books

In 1897, Bram Stoker wrote the famous Gothic novel Dracula. Epistolary novel (Jonathan Harker’s letters) Dracula tracked Harker’s fiancée, Mina, and her

friend, Lucy. Lucy asked for help to Abraham Van Helsing.

Recently : Twilight, vampire-based best-seller written by

Stephenie Meyer. (over 100M sold copies in March 2010).

The Southern Vampire Mysteries, Charlaine Harris.

Vampires in the cinema

Some selected movies : Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror by F. W.

Murnau, 1922 Dracula by Francis Ford Coppola, 1992 Blade by Stephen Norrington, 1998 30 days of Night by David Slade, 2007 Twilight by Catherine Hardwicke, 2008 Vampires Suck, a spoof Twilight-based

film, 2010.

Vampires in the series

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) Vampire Diaries (2009-2010), written by

L.J. Smith True Blood (2008-2010), produced by

Alan Ball My favorite series. The trailer next slide.

Vampires in the series

Vampires in the series

There are many animated series in the « japanimation » : Hellsing Blood+ Shingetsutan Tsukihime Trinity Blood Rosario+Vampire Etc.

Conclusion

For a long time, vampires scare and enthrall. They are inspiring influence for fantastic literature.