Essay 1

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Introduction Topic

Monsters are considered to be frightening super natural creatures, that have super natural powers and can cause harm to human beings. There is an endless list of types of monsters with examples of dragons, ogres, mermaids and unicorn as the most common. On this study we will focus on the vampire as a monster in visual art.

Change over time

Vampires have had significant change in the way they ae portrayed. In early days, vampires were portrayed as creatures with long nails, bad looks and whose survival means was sucking blood. However, this has changed because they are portrayed as immortal creatures with attractive looks in human body. They also have a conscience and are in most cases torn between sucking blood and behaving as normal human beings.

Controversy

Controversy in vampirism stems from whether vampires are real or is just mere myths; for instance, in Britain, vampirism became known in the 18th century, when there emerged a vampire scare due to the mysterious deaths of people. However, scholars came in hand to prove that vampires do not exist and that the many cases of deaths were due to an illness.

Significance

This topic is important because it will give in-depth information about vampires. In today’s world, the use of vampires in movies, paintings and novels is unavoidable. We therefore need to have an understanding of vampires to get the concepts of these articles, movies and paintings. With this, perhaps we will overcome the fear of vampires and appreciate their significance in the contemporary world. This topic should be of interest to everyone, because we will encounter tales, movies and paintings everywhere. We therefore need to have knowledge on vampires to be able to appreciate these works.

Concision

In this study, I will start by looking at the history of vampires and how they came into existence. After this, I will focus on the modern-day vampire and the proof of their existence. This will be coupled up with the different ways in which vampires are represented today through art.

Bibliography

Anatol, Giselle Liza. The Things That Fly In The Night. Rutgers University Press, 2015.

The book explores the various images of vampirism in both traditional folks and in contemporary fiction. This gives clear characteristics that vampires exhibit.

Auerbach, Nina. Our Vampires, Ourselves. The University Of Chicago Press, 2006.

This book focuses on another perspective of vampires and how each generation adapts its own form of vampire. It explains that vampires really do exist, only in different forms which each generation adapts.

Hess, Sebastian et al. "Shedding Light On Vampires: The Phylogeny Of Vampyrellid Amoebae Revisited". Plos ONE, vol 7, no. 2, 2012, p. e31165. Public Library Of Science (Plos), doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031165.

This article focuses on the biological aspects of vampire, which will be useful in this study. It gives scientific evidence of the existence of vampires and their biological components.

Hoffman, Andrew J. Monsters. 1st ed., Bedford/St. Martin's, 2015.

This primary sources talks about the history of monsters and the different types of monsters. It gives descriptions and history of some of the most common types of monsters.

Larson, Mia et al. "Thirsting For Vampire Tourism: Developing Pop Culture Destinations". Journal Of Destination Marketing & Management, vol 2, no. 2, 2013, pp. 74-84. Elsevier BV, doi:10.1016/j.jdmm.2013.03.004.

This journal article shows the impact of vampire movies and books in attracting tourists. It shows the positive side of vampirism especially in the film and media industry in improving the economy by attracting tourists.

Palmer, Louis H. Vampires In The New World. Praeger, 2013.

This book talks about vampires in the New World, revealing whether they exist. It is a proof to the existence of vampires in our modern world.

Prokop, P., Fančovičová, J., & Kubiatko, M. (2009). Vampires Are Still Alive: Slovakian Students' Attitudes toward Bats. Anthrozoös, 22(1), 19-30. doi: 10.2752/175303708x390446

This journal is important because it focuses on how students’ attitude towards myths related to vampires. The article focuses on bats, and the perceptions students have towards the in relation to vampires.

Summers, Montague. Vampires And Vampirism. Courier Corporation, 2012.

The book focuses on vampires from how they came into existence, myths about vampires and how vampires behave. This book gives better understanding to vampirism by exploring different concepts about vampires.

"The Wildest Imaginary Creatures In Art". Widewalls, 2017, https://www.widewalls.ch/imaginary-creatures-art/ .

This article talks about the monsters and a brief history of their origin. It also gives descriptions of how monsters are represented in art.

"Vampires: The Ever-Changing Face Of Fear". Vol 2, no. 5, 2010, Accessed 3 Oct 2019.

This article talks about the different approaches and perceptions that people have towards vampires. It explains the pear that people still have regarding vampires.