The Origin of Vampire Stories There is no doubt that stories of occult as a literary theme have enjoyed large success and popularity and that they are still generally popular. ... Nevertheless, the following chapters will show that this perception is not universally accurate by supporting the arguments with quotations from "The most famous of all vampire stories" as it is described on the back cover of the Oxford edition of Bram Stoker's Dracula, "Dracula is a mirror of its age (published in Victorian Era, 1897), its underlying themes of race, religion, science, superstitio...

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