Vampire Deal Totally Explained
Here’s how Jen Chaney, the Washington Post’s movies editor, views the vampire phenomenon:
“My generalized guess is that there is an element of fantasy escapism here that is really appealing to people. And there may be a joining-the-crowd element as well. If you got into the books, then realized a close friend also was secretly reading them as well, I bet you started chattering about them like crazy. Then ‘Twilight’ became something the two of you always talked about, which made you share things you saw on the Internet with your friend, which made you want to find even more Twilight-related things on the Internet, which then made you join a Twilight Facebook group and … well, you see where this is going. Next thing you know, your whole life has gone by.”
Okay, so maybe that’s not the total explanation, but it’s not too shabby an attempt.
You can find WP critic Chaney and readers further discussing vampires, “New Moon” and “Twilight” here.
… and “The Howling” gets a reboot.
