Dracula as Absolute Other

<p> Dark dangerous and transgressive Bram Stoker's <I>Dracula</I> is often read as Victorian society's absolute Other--an outsider who troubles and distracts those around him one who represents the fears and anxieties of the age.</p><p> This book is a study of Dracula's role of absolute Other as it appears on screen and an investigation of popular culture's continued fascination with vampires.</p><p> Drawing on vampire films spanning from the early 20th century to 2017 the author examines how different generations construct Otherness and how this is reflected in vampire media.</p>