| Sumario: | In this article the author examines the presence of the vampire in popular culture as a marginalized other. She suggests that vampires are constructed to represent cultural fears, including fear of death, fear of disease, and fear of nonconformity. She notes that vampires often manifest as a dichotomy between fear and desire, and describes instances in which the bite of the vampire is associated with the erotic. She references several vampire characters, including Count Dracula in the book "Dracula," by Bram Stoker, and Spike and Angel in the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" television series. She discusses the social implications of the Vampire computer software application on the social networking website Facebook.
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