Scary tales of night creatures excitehuman minds over many centuries. Books about vampires - works that have become fashionable thanks in large part to the founding father of the genre, Bram Stocker. The mystical theme, which attracted the maximum interest to itself as far back as the 19th century, still plots authors of fascinating novels.
There is hardly a more famous ghoul thancreated by Stocker Earl Dracula. First of all, the character is interesting by the presence of a real prototype. They became the ruler Vlad Tepes, who went down in history as one of the most brutal medieval rulers who loved to put people on a stake. The popularity of the novel "Dracula" could not repeat even the best books about vampires, which saw the light in the future.
The real graph amused himself by inventingVarious options for the execution of their enemies. However, Bram Stoker went further, forcing the character to rise from the grave and choose the blood of innocent people as food. The history of this vampire book begins in medieval Transylvania, smoothly moving into comfortable London. Obsession with blood in it is presented as a disease that can be infected through a bite.
Count Dracula is an image that is far from the modern idea of bloodsuckers romanticized by other writers. However, the novel clearly deserves the attention of connoisseurs of the mystical genre.
Граф Дракула стал первооткрывателем, благодаря to whom the creatures of darkness have found a place for themselves not only in literature, but also in motion pictures. Vampire Chronicles, created at the end of the 20th century by the writer Anne Rice, are extremely popular first of all due to screen versions. However, fans of the work condemned the film “Interview with the Vampire”, arguing that the director was unable to embody the dark, gothic atmosphere that dominates the novel.
The characters in this vampire book are different fromDracula greater "humanity." Lestat, Louis know how to rejoice and suffer, feel hatred and experience love. She pushed the writer to create the work of the death of a young daughter. Her image she immortalized with the help of the girl Claudia, who gained immortality as a child.
Farther away from Bram Stoker's workthe famous "Twilight Saga", released from the pen of Stephenie Meyer. The writer not only romanticized the images of night killers, but also gave them a nobility. What ended the love story of a vampire who chose the path of a vegetarian and an ordinary girl, you can find out by reading all the parts of the Saga or watching a movie.
It's hard to find a man who has neverheard about Elena Gilbert and two brothers in love with her with supernatural powers. Unlike the characters of “Twilight”, not all the main characters of this book about vampires are “vegetarians”. Initially, Lisa Jane Smith conceived her work as a trilogy, but her popularity led her to write a continuation of the story. The similarity between the novel and the TV series is relative.
“True Blood” is another famous series aboutGhouls, the plot of which is taken from the novel. Like other modern best books about vampires, the South American saga, invented by Charlene Harris, tells not only about the children of the night. Among her characters there are werewolves, sorcerers, and other supernatural creatures. Total saga includes 13 parts. The action takes place in the modern world, where the vampires are declared full members of society.
“True Blood”, “Twilight” - by thesethe list of mystical works about ghouls is far from being limited to works. Approval from fans of the genre managed to win the "Academy of Vampires". Books in order to read it is worth, starting with the novel "Hunters and Victims", which was released in 2007. As is obvious from the name of the saga, in the center of the plot is an educational institution whose students are supernatural beings.
Another interesting series "Blue blood"narrates and describes the existence of bloodsucking heroes in the realities of New York today. The saga includes six works, the first of which is the novel of the same name. In the center of the plot is an American schoolgirl who is surrounded by vampires and successfully fights with the most dangerous ones.
Another saga that included as many as twelve novels is called “The House of Night”. Like the two previous ones, she immerses readers in the world of an unusual school, where they refine their skills as bloodsuckers.
Ghosts are far from the most dangerous tenants,able to settle in abandoned mansions. Proof of this is the "Vampire's Kiss" - a book starting with the move of a mysterious family into a large house located on top of a hill. Alexander Sterling, a mysterious handsome man with strange habits, draws the most attention of the city residents.
Of course, among the inhabitants of the town is a girl who is attracted to vampires and everything that has to do with them. The future, which awaits Alexander and Raven, the readers of the saga will know.
Любопытство к детям ночи велико не только за abroad. Alexei Tolstoy was one of the first Russian writers who consecrated this topic in his work. His gothic novel "The Ghoul" was released back in 1841. However, it did not achieve such popularity as books from the famous cycle of Sergey Lukyanenko.
The writer originally approached the world of vampires,Disregarding many of its classic features. Ghouls from the Night Watch and other parts of the series can feed on donor blood, see their reflection, not die from silver bullets, and so on. A creative approach to gloomy creatures can also be seen in Empire V, the work of Victor Pelevin. The main arts that the main character must master are discourse and glamor. Without them, Roman Shtorkin does not achieve recognition and power.
The popularity of the subject proves itdirection, like a fanfiction book. Vampires again and again become characters in the stories of fans of famous novels. Whether to join them or pass by - each reader decides on his own.
