This thesis examines the evolution of the cinematic vampire from 2003 to 2016, focusing on the retention of traditional iconography and the reconfiguration of narrative elements and genre. Using genre theory, and focusing on Rick Altman’s semantic/syntactic model, Steve Neale’s principle of repetition and variation, Janet Staiger’s concept of genre hybridity, and David Russell’s taxonomy of supernatural and paranatural horror monsters, the study analyses how films adapt to changing cultural and industrial contexts. Post-2000 portrayals present the vampire as an anti-hero and sensitive romantic lead, while retaining recognizable traits, and center on its scientific origins. This highlights the genre’s capacity for reinvention through repetition, variation, and hybridity.
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