The first recognizable literary work dealing specifically with vampires came in 1748 from Germany. Henrich August Ossenfelder’s ”Der Vampir” was a brilliant poem that introduced vampires to modern literature. In 1819 though, nearly 50 years after ”Der Vampir” introduction, John Polidori, a prominent author, wrote the significant story, The Vampire, which was the catalyst for vampire literature in Europe. It was a new industrial era full of revelations about the unknown. Death was certainly an unknown experience and the vampire was the perfect vehicle for writers to express their thoughts on the subject and how it connected to the human soul. Various other authors experimented with the vampire myth. The public found it grotesquely fascinating and so the vampire fire was fueled.
The most popular and classic book to be produced during this period in time was Bram Stoker eminent novel Dracula (1897). For the first time the public received an intimate view of the vampire. Through the story of Jonathan and Mina Harker, two extraordinarily normal individuals, the legend of Dracula is born.
