{"id":30063,"date":"2021-11-01T13:15:02","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T17:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=30063"},"modified":"2021-11-10T18:43:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T23:43:00","slug":"vampires-in-pop-culture-will-never-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/vampires-in-pop-culture-will-never-die\/","title":{"rendered":"Vampires In Pop Culture Will Never Die"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You&#8217;ve undoubtedly been immersed in the so-called <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/its-the-twilight-renaissance-and-were-just-living-in-it\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twilight renaissance<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during the last couple of years, whether you&#8217;ve actively participated or not.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The internet is once again gripped by the vampire craze of the early 2000s, with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twilight <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">merchandise trending on TikTok.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KWGUBg4O_4c\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">celebrities<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are displaying their affection for these imaginary bloodsuckers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s being referred to as the &#8220;resurrection of the vampires,&#8221; but who decides when vampires are resurrected from the dead? Vampire popular culture, in my opinion, has never gone away.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/twilight-returns-after-12-year-hiatus-with-midnight-sun\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twilight<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/twilight-returns-after-12-year-hiatus-with-midnight-sun\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> renaissance<\/span><\/a> is like a sudden embracement of the love we&#8217;ve always had for vampires in pop culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern vampires made their first appearance in Anne Rice&#8217;s novel <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interview with the Vampire<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (1976). The book was a smash hit and even included a 1994 film adaptation starring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rice&#8217;s characters influenced the classic vampire stereotype of the anguished and hesitant vampire vs. the egotistical and cold vampire, which is popular today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To name a few, there was <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (1997-2003), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">True Blood <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2008-2014) and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vampire Diaries<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2009-2017). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buffy the Vampire Slayer <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">debuted at the height of the young adult genre&#8217;s popularity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With its half-human, half-vampire romance, the show, now a cult classic, paved the way for our favorite vampire movies and shows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2008, fuel was added to the fire with the release of the first <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twilight <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">movie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The film follows 17-year-old Bella Swan and her love triangle with vampire Edward Cullen and werewolf Jacob Black.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With box office earnings of $400 million, fans camped outside theaters on opening night, flocked to premieres, collected all the merch they could get their hands on, and traveled to Forks, Washington, where the series was filmed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 2015, the Forever Twilight in Forks Festival, a celebration of the series, has been held every year, with the exception of 2020 when the pandemic interrupted it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2009, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vampire Diaries<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the CW followed closely behind <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twilight<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its premiere <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/news\/ratings-vampire-diaries-1009627\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">broke the CW&#8217;s record<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as the most-watched television debut at the time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a similar love triangle as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twilight<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at its center, viewers follow teen Elena Gilbert, tortured and brooding vampire Stefan Salvatore and his cocky brother Damon.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The show was a smash hit, winning seven Teen Choice Awards in 2010 and igniting a &#8220;Team Stefan vs. Team Damon&#8221; debate that&#8217;s still going on today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vampire Diaries <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lasted eight seasons and had two spinoffs: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Originals<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2013-2018) and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legacies<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0(2018-present).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The show&#8217;s creator recently signed on to adapt another vampire book series, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vampire Academy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twilight&#8217;s<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> recent addition on Netflix introduces Bella and Edward to a new generation of fans and encourages its original followers to rediscover their passion for the series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vampire media, like the love for it, has shown no signs of slowing down. There is a renewed interest in the genre as fans have become more comfortable expressing their affection for their favorite characters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Admittedly, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twilight<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was before my time. I was a kid when the first movie premiered but I admit to binge watching the series and buying an Edward Cullen graphic tee just a week ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I did, however, grow up watching <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vampire Diaries<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and arguing why Stefan Salvatore is the better brother.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That just proves that every generation will have a vampire heartthrob. Whether it&#8217;s emo Edward Cullen or aristocratic Stefan Salvatore, vampires in pop culture will never die.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve undoubtedly been immersed in the so-called Twilight renaissance during the last couple of years, whether you&#8217;ve actively participated or not.\u00a0 The internet is once again gripped by the vampire craze of the early 2000s, with Twilight merchandise trending on TikTok.\u00a0 Even celebrities are displaying their affection for these imaginary bloodsuckers. 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