Archived What fictional work wasn't bad on its own but started a bad trend in its genre/medium etc.? (askgoat)
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Archived What fictional work wasn't bad on its own but started a bad trend in its genre/medium etc.? (askgoat)
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[–] middle_path 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Bram Stoker's Dracula. It is amazing, but everyone wanted to copy it. Fun fact - Vampires prior to Bram did not have fangs, they used to have to make an incision with something else to let the blood flow.
[–] CttCJim 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
they also were more like ADD zombies. Bram Stoker's work and also Varney the Vampire are held as the origins of the "Victorian Vampire" archetype.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varney_the_Vampire
Varney actually predates Dracula, but didn't have as good of marketing.