The Vampire Genre by V SThe Vampire Genre

The Vampire Genre Attempt to define the vampire genre by tracing it's history. Discuss also the importance of generic conventions and audience expectation. When discussing vampire genre we must first try to define what a genre is. A genre is a particular type of media commodity. It has certain features and characteristics that are recognised by audiences because is repeatedly used. However, they can never clearly be defined as there is never a set definition …

…be frequent stabbing; that the decapitation should be removed and that the body should not be hung upside down. It appears that there will be a great deal of blood about......this should not be excessive. ( pages 49-51 Scenes 97-113) Because over the years the public has gradually been able to see more and more realistic horror scenes what had once terrified a 1960's audience would cliché and even humourous to a modern day audience.