On the threshold of the 20th century, in an age characterised by scientific and technical progress, Stoker evokes the mysterious, supernatural and inexplicable evil. Dracula is a kind of original text through which the vampire’s triumphal march into cinema and popular culture could begin.
On the threshold of the 20th century, in an age characterised by scientific and technical progress, Stoker evokes the mysterious, supernatural and inexplicable evil. The fact that Stoker alludes discreetly but overtly to the various possibilities of interpreting the vampire myth – among others, the social and the erotic – further contributes to the fascination of the legend.