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When vaccination laws were in place in England, Jason Zinoman describes that "the vampire as a metaphor for bodily violation, with fangs representing surgical instruments" (2). This metaphor of the vampire instills a fear in the popular that they will turn into a similar monster if they take the vaccine.

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Using vampires as anti-vaccination movement

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Using vampires as anti-vaccination movement

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Pamphlets were used in 1881 to spread the claim that "vaccinations would lead to degradation extinction" (2). This movement was an important piece for 'Dracula' as the "vampire expressed fears about cutting into and polluting the body" (2).

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Bran Stoker allowed Dracula to not only transition into a bat but also symbolize sickness and sexual energy. The first 'Dracula' was shot a year after the influenza pandemic ended and demonstrates "disease, mass death, and even a quarantine in a small town" (3). This allowed readers to connect better to the reading as they could relate and understand their fears better once it was put into a character.

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The image of a vampire transition from a hairy beast to someone no longer monstrous.   The "glaring intensity and charisma" were carried through a variety of different shows and movies to provide a seductive side to what was once a feared villain (3).

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Zinoman goes on to describe how 'Black as Night' uses the mythology and a history of white supremacy to build a Black Lives Matter moment. In 'What We Do in the Shadows' the vampires become "perfect symbols for our broken, ineffectual political system" (4).

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Vampire movies have worked on both social and political fears but has always cycled back to diseases. Diseases such as AIDS, which is transmitted through sex and blood took a new meaning to this genre. Finally, newer movies and shows are now incorporating the disease of addiction as well as Covid-19 and epidemics (5).