A blood-sucking, century old
immortal falls in love with a small
town girl and the romance begins:
a bloody perfect plot. The nation
seems to have a growing thirst for
vampire stories.
“Twilight,” the book series
turned movie, and “True Blood,”
HBO’s raunchy drama, took off
quickly in popularity. Now, there’s
yet another vampire show in
town: The CW’s “Vampire Diaries.”
All three feature mortal female
characters who fall for male
vampire characters.
The trend has taken over the
country, leaving books, movies,
posters, and t-shirts in stores
everywhere. If you type “Twilight
tattoos” into Google you will find
hundreds of people that have
taken their love for “Twilight” to a
whole new level. I think it’s safe
to say Edward Cullen, of “Twilight,”
is among the most idolized
characters of the year.
Not everyone has blood lust.
Many students are baffled by the
vampire mania that is sweeping
the nation. Some are downright
confused by these different shows.
Is the mania still rising or has it finally
hit its climax?
“I was obsessed with the ‘Twilight’
saga, but it kind of died
down.At one point I watched it 12
times a day,” said Jessica Fanelli,
18, a radiology major from
Philadelphia.
Although many students have
indulged in this new, but fairly
old, era, some students are simply
sick of all the vampire talk and
paraphernalia.
“I hate vampires. I think being
obsessed with them is stupid,”
said Christopher Carder, 18, a
business administration major
from Bensalem.
“I feel like the vampire shows
are too much. They all copy off
each other and they all have the
same plot,” said Alexandra Orfe.
“I was disappointed with ‘The
Vampire Diaries.’ It was exactly
like ‘Twilight.’ I should have just
watched ‘Twilight’ and saved my
time,” said Orfe.
The vampire mania seems to be
growing with no sign of stopping
anytime soon. But just like big 80s
hair and wearing pants past your
buttocks, the fangs and blood are
sure to fade away.