Why We Love Vampires: The Psychology Behind the Obsession

Vampires are the archetype of bad, bad boys. If you had to choose a monster “type,” you’d have to choose between the untamed brutish King Kong type — misunderstood, muscular, who probably spends way too much time at the gym and not enough time expanding his vocabulary — and Frankenstein, who would be that mate we tried to build ourselves, our vision of a combination of the best traits of a few lovers. Though alien monsters might whisk us away as we fantasize, they are mostly sterile or austere or are downright scary — Star Trek’s repulsive, too tanned Ferengis come to mind, their sexual pleasure derived from the stroking of their large ears, their froggy voices and oral hygiene-challenged mouths are more than off-putting to your average human. Zombies and mummies were never sexy — eroding bodies or unfurling bandages are absolutely the opposite of “hot” (even though zombie movies often had some sexy female actresses). And while Hugh Jackman has given the werewolf-like character of X-Men a breath of life and chance at the title, Wolverine, the sexy monster of all time continues to be the vampire — the quintessential bad boy who reeks of danger, and is very, very naughty. 

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