Carmilla Vs Dracula

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Vampires is a popular creature as they tend to have a lot of sex appeal. They are known as seductive, irresistible, and have strong sexual desire. “Inhuman” is a term that many authors tend to use to describe the beauty of vampires. The look of a vampire is the look that many humans wish they have it. Because vampires have such incredible look, they instantly become the center of attention and fascination everywhere they go. “Vampires are creatures that are the repositories of some of our most taboo thoughts predatory rage, sexual sadism.” (Weinstock 1) So, why when people talk or read about vampire, they immediately think of the word “sexual”? That is why I want to learn more about the relationship between vampire and sexuality.
Vampire and sexuality can be easily found in many forms of media such as movies and novel. With novel like Carmilla or Dracula, readers can picture their own ideal of a form of a vampire. Vampires have always see as the living thing of the night. They appeared in the dark, …show more content…

She has an incredible look that Laura could not resist herself from Carmilla ever since she first saw Carmilla in her dream. “A female vampire…are defined by their hyperbolic materialization of cultural standards of feminine beauty. They are more womanly more attractive, more seductive, strangely more alive – than any real, living human female.” (Weinstock 8) Carmilla took advantage of Laura as she knew Laura is fall in love with her. That is why the vampires are describe as creatures lives for pleasure alone, and they always obtained things that they want. Why vampire and sexuality always come together when people mention those two words is the interesting thing that I will be looking for as I do research more about the relationship between vampire and