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Der Vampyr
The very first mention of a vampire in litterature. It's a poem written by Heinrich Augustin von Ossenfelder in 1746. Sadly, not much information is available about it. -
Die Braut von Korinth
Goethe wrote it in 1797. This novel tells the story of an undead and blood-drinking girl looking for her husband, during Antiquity. -
The Vampyre
In 1816 was written the short prose fiction 'The Vampyre'. It was published later, in 1819. It was written by John William Polidori, and was part of a contest between Polidori himself and his friends. -
Carmilla
Carmilla was written by the Irishman Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Published in 1872, it tells the story of a lesbian vampire girl who seduces another girl named Laura, almost hypnotizing her into thinking Carmilla is her boyfriend in disguise. -
Dracula
The most famous vampire of all was created by Abraham "Bram" Stoker in 1897. This masterpiece also inspired the creation of another famous vampire: Nosferatu. -
Vamphyri
During the twentieth century, many authors came back to the original vampire stories such as Dracula's story, by taking place in places where these stories originally took place, like Romania, for instance. Another exemple of this phenomenon are the work of Tanith Lee on her vampire stories. -
Lost Souls
Other vampire stories from last the last century tend to be about how vampires successfully hide themselves within our modern world, and take the habits of the people living in it. -
The Twilight Saga
Stephanie Mayer published the main saga from 2005 to 2008. -
Future Vampire
The future vampire will no longer be a threat to mankind. In fact, it will be quite the opposite. Human blood will be like poison to them, given that they completely stopped drinking it in the past. They will be put aside of society and be overwhelmed by the unstoppable progress of technology. They will be weak, because they will lose most of their superpowers, and those that will remain would become more of a burden, such as the inability to face the sun. They'll only dream of their past glory.
