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Vampires; there’s a trend that really didn’t manage to survive the decade. I’m not saying we don’t have vampire stories anymore, in fact, the upcoming release of the 5th Underworld film is the entire reason I elected to dedicate this article to the subject. But in a much more pointed way vampires just aren’t the cultural draw they were in that window of transition from 2007-2010.
You can probably blame Twilight for that, as it both catalyzed vampires as a popular craze while also poisoning the well for all future vampire stories- hence why most of the Twilight imitators gravitated towards young adult fiction than vampires. Still, the undead probably won’t be going away entirely given that they’ve been a staple of pop culture since Nosferatu, to the point they’ve thoroughly colonized comics as well as movies, TV, and books. So let’s get the full spectrum on comic book vampires.
