Bram Stoker’s Dracula

On the Origin of the Species: The Source of Vampirism in Millennial Film

“…Thus, it comes as something of a surprise to see the extent to which the vampire's origins are established and developed in such millennial titles as John Carpenter's Vampires, Dracula 2000, The Forsaken , and the made‐for‐cable Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula. Continuing a trend begun with Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), these contemporary spins on the vampire feature expositive scenes and dialogue that exist primarily to establish the origin of their respective story's vampirism.…”