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Vampire, a word that brings fear to most and dread to all others was first documented in 1047 AD. Why it was documented is uncertain, but many agree it was a word that leads to no good. After the first documented account of the word, almost 800 years will pass before the first vampire books ever written would be published.

It is 1819 the love affair with vampire novels beginning and as you know it continues to present day. Vampire books first started with the success of John Polidori's “The Vampyre” in 1819. This book established the charismatic and sophisticated vampire of fiction.

It is arguably the most influential vampire book of the early 19th century. “The Vampyre” inspired such books as “Varney the Vampire” and finally and the well known “Dracula”. Push the timeline forward to 1897 and we see a major change in the acceptance of vampire books. Bram Stoker's Dracula created frenzy with his vampire novel in 1897.

It single handedly provided the starting point of modern vampire fiction.

It is still known to this day as one of the greatest works ever written on vampires.

In the year 1908, Gustave Le Rouger published, “Le prisonnier de la plante Mars (1908)” and its sequel “La guerre des vampires (1909)”, both were based on a native race of bat-winged, blood-drinking humanoids which were found residing on Mars. 1954 was a year of change for mankind. New inventions and breakthrough in medical science filled the newspaper and fear of nuclear weapons and diseases brought fear into the heart of millions.

In this year we were presented with “I Am Legend” by author Richard Matheson.

It is about one man's survival of a pandemic that causes vampirism. He must fight to survive attacks from the creatures of the night, discover the secrets of their biology, and develop effective serum to cure them.

The age of gothic fashion in 1966 through 1971 took the world by storm. This set the trend for seeing vampires as poetic tragic heroes rather than as the traditional evil beings placed on the earth to suck the blood of humans.

The 1976 Vampire Chronicles series of novels by Anne Rice went deep into understanding the vampire's wants, needs and love.

Then in 1981 a new twist on vampires showed us the biology of vampires as explained in “The Hunger”.

It suggested their special abilities were the result of a physical part of their blood.

The book debated that not all vampires were undead humans, but some were a separate species that had evolved alongside the human race. Fast forward to 2009-2010 and you find yourself in the world of teenage vampires. Twilight taught us that vampires could love; they had feelings, wants and needs.

They were the embodiment of realism on a different level than what we were accustomed.

It was these strange facts that brought about the largest focus on vampires to date. A new era of vampire lovers, followers and like was descending on bookstores by the thousand to scope up the Twilight Series. At times the stores were basically empty and could not keep up with the mad rush to find out what would happen next in this new and exciting vampire saga. All in all vampire books, myths and legends have changed over time.

It would not surprise me if within 10 to 15 years we see a whole new era start all over again. For now teenage vampires are in and the old scary vampire is out. Yet I am certain the scary vampires will be return again to immerse us in a world of the undead.
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