Republican Vampires, Democratic Zombies
For the past twenty years, there has been correlation between American politics and the type of horror movies which are released in theaters. More specifically, the popularity of zombie and vampire films tend to oscillate in accordance to the political attitudes of America; zombie movies appear more often when a Republican president is is in office, while vampire movies are more prominent during Democratic reign.
According to this article, right after Bush’s election in 2000, there “came at the start of a massive upsurge in zombie flicks: 183 in seven years, for an average of 26 a year”. During the 1980s, which was the “Reagan era”, zombie movies were rolling out a few per month. And during the Clinton years, vampire movies such as “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”,“Interview with the Vampire,” “Dracula: Dead and Loving It” and “Blade” were all immensely popular.
One can speculate why this trend is so. Democrats are often fearful of upper-class America and believe the rich are the ones who are bleeding the nation dry. Since vampires are mostly noted for their aristocratic status, there is no question why Democrats tend to project their fears of the wealthy upon vampires. Furthermore, Republicans fear the revolt of the masses, which can be demonized and made into brainless zombies.
Reference: With Obama election comes the return of the vampire
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