Erotic Vampires
Erotic Vampires are believed to be vampires associated with sexual images. Before the novel Dracula, vampires were not represented as sexual beings. They were presented as dead human beings that feasted on blood in order to survive. They were never described as dashing, handsome fellows who stole the hearts of young, virginal women, but rather, creatures risen from the dead that wanted one thing and only one thing: blood. After the novel Dracula, however, vampires became associated with sexual images. Not only did they desire blood, but sex as well. Hence, erotic vampires came about, and the image of vampires changed forever. Vampires were now seen as handsome and mysteriously dangerous men, and stories depicted them as objects of desire for young, pretty ladies. Stories of erotic vampires and their lust for dominance over the mind and bodies of young women became just as common as stories of blood-thirsty vampires.