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So there’s all this vampire stuff going on lately. And by “all this” I’m referring specifically to Twilight, The Vampire Diaries and the Sookie Stackhouse chronicles and their videotic manifestations. The popularity of vampires in culture is certainly not a new phenomenon, but there seems to be a resurgence lately for some reason. I’m not confident enough in my analytical abilities to be able to provide an entirely valid explanation of the cultural conditions that have spawned this resurgence, but I find it interesting. Continue reading →