Vampires - From Dawn Till Dracula: The True History of the Vampire

The story of the emergence of vampirism from its religious beginnings to its personification under various names, none of them as renowned as that of Dracula. In the course of investigating this power from beyond the grave, we look at an event that captures the headlines in the 1990's, where vampire hunters invaded London's most famous graveyard in an endeavor to lay the undead to rest.

This release argues that vampires are more popular than ever, as evidenced by their omnipresence in mass culture and media. The program then travels back through history to examine how the concept of the vampire evolved in the modern consciousness, from centuries ago through the dawn of the gothic novel, to our contemporary era. It also profiles many of the writers who have kept vampires alive over the centuries.