Helloo! Glad to see you joined the group! Sorry it seems so quiet here lolol
I do think that vampires being a gothic version of a femme fatale makes alot of sense, vampires have been portrayed as very sensual beings for a long time and especially now I feel thats very heavily woven in with how people view vampires, honestly just taking alot of the tropes and images that come to mind with a femme fatale I think alot of ppl would agree there's some overlap between the two. The sensuality, the deep red often used for both of them, the allure and interest that comes with them, leading to the inevitable negative outcome for whoever was bewitched by them
Although I dont think vampires are entirely that, there's so many different directions to take vampires, their metaphors, and what they represent, its part of the reason I love them so much (≧▽≦) exactly as you said theres such a variety in personalities and presentations due to its rich history in stories, tv, and film.
Most often though I do think their interpretations overlap into themes of the mysterious, and dangerous, if not both at least one.
In a very traditional way vampires can represent evil, danger, fear, beasts who kill in the dark of night, though in a more outlandish way, vampires can keep all their traits but instead represent those who are othered in society, they can represent the things people fear and astrocize in society.
Really I think what vampures can represent can stretch far and wide and come to many interesting ideas
Sorry if this feels like a half thought reply, im kinda struggling to put into words what I mean but hopefully it cane across well (• ▽ •;)
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