Vampire Legends in Contemporary American Culture: What Becomes a Legend MostWhile vampire stories have been part of popular culture since the beginning of the nineteenth century, it has been in recent decades that they have become a central part of American culture. Vampire Legends in Contemporary American Culture looks at how vampire stories from Bram Stoker's Dracula to Blacula, from Bela Lugosi's films to Love at First Bite have become part of our ongoing debate about what it means to be human. William Patrick Day looks at