Before then there had been a few other novels, but mostly vampires were still rooted in folklore, and many cultures chronicled vampire-like creatures in their society. There a several points in history where vampires became more mainstream, starting with Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula. While queer horror remains a small sub-niche of both horror and queer fiction/cinema, the majority has been focused around the vampire (something less true for the mainstream horror genre which is more diverse). And this is also true for gay vampires.Īctually, even though the mainstream vampire genre has adopted our ‘coming out’ story, there are other parallels between the rise of vampires and the freedoms of the LGBT community as we went from being sexual outsiders to acceptance. Vampires have never been more popular than in the last few years, but this surge has actually been decades in the making. I’m not talking about Bela Lugosi vampires, but the modern vampires since the time of Lost Boys. If you are looking for other gay men into vampires, look no further (and if you live in or near London, feel free to get in touch). I created this site to share my passion ( fetish) of vampires, and to bring together other fang lovers. Welcome to Gay Male Vampire, the best source for everything gay vampire related.
