Like some kind of particularly tenacious vampire the short story refuses to die, and seems at this point in time to be a wonderful length for our generation.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The phenomenon of vampires has always appealed to me. Everyone kind of likes a vampire story because it almost could be true.
I'm aware of 'Twilight,' but I've never seen the movies or read any of the books. Frankly, the story leaves me cold - why do a vampire story about abstinence?
I've noticed that when people make vampire movies, they're always determining which of the rules they're going to stick to and which they'll abandon.
Vampires have always been hot. They are one of our most durable monsters. It's one of those stories that galvanizes us early and it's always going on.
Vampires are a genre now.
People are fascinated with eternal life and physical power - the idea of having no vulnerability. We all feel small and powerless in the world at times, so the temptation to be a vampire is compelling.
When I started writing about vampires, I swore that I wouldn't touch the 'Dracula' legend because it's been done too many times.
Into every generation comes a vampire.
Vampires used to be like Dracula, and now they're young teenage kids, so yeah, I like that.
I was thinking about vampires and, specifically, about what makes vampires a romantic trope: about what people like about not just vampires but supernaturally long-lived creatures in general, which is a thing that shows up in probably fifty to sixty percent of paranormal romances... And then, for some reason, I decided to reverse it.
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