The Immortal Legend of Count Dracula

With the publishing of Bram Stocker’s novel the legend of the Dracula and vampires has increased astronomically over the years. Something unique of this legend is the popularity of the content is never fully eradicated from history. Every 40 years or so history shows an increased infatuation of the vampires and Dracula legends. To many it may seem as if the legend of Dracula will always be immortal, Why has this legend, year after year, never been erased from history completely? 

 

From the NGram from Google, we can see that with the rise of the Internet being the “beginning of time,” and after the Bram Stoker’s novel, Count Dracula, the popularity has increased after the years of 1897. According to this chart, the 1920-1930’s, 1980s, and the 2000’s have increased popularity and these sections of history are mostly likely with a new adaption of the story. From our generationally standpoint, Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight is the leading reason why the craze of the vampires began all over again in the early 2000’s. Stats show that Dracula’s urban legend will continue to pop up in the generations of come, however, their may be difference in the legend, yet the main idea of the story stays true to its predated legend 3 millennium B.C. on to today.