Vampire SubcultureVampire Subculture DefinitionVampire subculture is a different way of life that has its origins in the Gothic lifestyle. Essentially, vampires, or vampire lifestyles, are individuals drawn to modern vampire lore. The term “vampire” is broad and we can see that it contains many creatures. The well-proportioned definition of a vampire is "an animated corpse that survives by drinking the blood of the living and is generally unholy by nature." The vampire subculture is well known for its Christian disagreements, as well as its crimes. There have been serial killers who killed people to drink their blood, like “Tracey Wigginton who killed a man in 1989”. (Keyworth, 2002) History of the Subculture The vampire subculture was created in Western literature, originating from the symbolism of the religious order, horror films, the fiction novels of Anne Rice and the general genre of Victorian England. The vampire subculture arose in resistance to the Judeo-Christian principle of dominant Western society. Vampires pride themselves on practicing principles opposed to Christian ethics. Vampire culture is an alternative way of life, based on modern knowledge of vampires in fiction. There are many different sections within current vampire culture. Differences between groups are sometimes vague, individuals may be part of more than one group, and many resist simple categorization. Certain sections of vampire culture are vampire fans, people attracted to the legend of the vampire. Mainly focused on the fictional portrayal of vampire culture. Blood fetishists, practice blood drinking and/or bleeding individually or during organized events. Sanguinarians or Real Vam...... middle of article ......a, 2013). The highly developed and charming vampire that we have come to know through fiction appeared in the 18th and 19th centuries through poetry and novels, such as Heinrich August Ossenfelder's The Vampire (1748), Gottfried's Lenore (1773). August Bürger and The Special. Rider (1810) by Percy Bysshe Shelley.' From this literature we moved to the silent films of the early 20th century and the Hammer vampire films of the 1970s, all of which created the passionate and seductive image of the vampire. In modern times, we have seen the rise of vampire fandom, starting with Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Blade. It was the growing popularity of the Twilight series and the many vampire-themed offshoots, including The Vampire Diaries and True Blood, that breathed new life into the vampire subculture..