The legend of the vampire has emerged countless times in the human imagination in recent centuries. The earliest available depiction of the mythical creature in prose fiction can be found in John Polidori's “The Vampire” (1810). It wasn't until eighty years later that Bram Stoker popularized the existence of this figure with the publication of "Dracula" in 1897. Vampire folklore has come a long way since then and can be found in today's popular media more frequently than ever before . . However, as time has passed, the depiction of the creature has taken alternative paths, and today's vampires are markedly different – ​​socially and physically – from their predecessors. One effective route to charting this transformation is to compare arguably the most famous modern-day depiction of the vampire, Stephanie Meyer's “Twilight,” with “Dracula,” the foundation from which a large number of modern works draw inspiration. By carefully examining this comparison, one finds that a new socially acceptable, sexually abstinent, and desirable creature is rapidly replacing the fearsome, sexually voracious monster as depicted in early vampire tales. The vampire had been described as the epitome of abusive and seductive behavior. in their first performances. He has suffered an enduring image of something inhuman and monstrous that feeds and thrives at the expense of others. As David Punter and Glennis Byron stated, “Confounding all categories, the vampire is the ultimate embodiment of transgression” (The Gothic 268). The vampire's transgressive behavior was first observed in Stoker's Dracula. Although this figure appeals to us in many ways, with his intelligence and immortality, the Count is primary... at the center of the card... the fire reflects our monstrous appetites." Journal of Jungian Scholarly Studies. Np, 2010. Web .April 11, 2014. .Orlomoski, Caitlyn. “From Monsters to Victims: Vampires and Their Cultural Evolution from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century.” .Peters, Sarah L. “Repugnant to the Romantic: The Evolution of Bram Stoker's Dracula ." The Gothic and the degenerative crisis of the late Victorian era". English literary history 59.1 (1992): 197-226