Treehouse of horror IV

Hello again! We are here to talk about the fourth Halloween episode of the Simpsons. If you want to watch it, click here.

Apparently, this episode does not have much to do with Halloween  despite its title. It only tells three horror stories that are not related to the way Americans celebrate this festivity. However, the third story may be considered to have some relationship with the American culture because of the rising interest in vampires seen recently.

Nowadays, Twilight has made vampires popular and even fashionable. It is not strange to hear about teenagers dreaming of getting married with a sparkling vampire however strange it may sound (for more information about the impact Twilight has had on popular culture, click on http://www.teenink.com/nonfiction/academic/article/304171/Vampires-Just-a-Recent-Teenage-Fad-or-More/.

Despite this tendency, there was a time when vampires were so horrifying that people did not even dare to mention them. Therefore, people were fascinated by them but they kept being respected and feared. Some of the most popular vampires are:

Taken and adapted from : http://www.cracked.com/funny-69-vampires/

Dracula might be the most remembered and feared vampire in history because of the fear it raised in society in the 19th century when his book was written by Bram Stoker. In fact, it is usually consider as the stereotypical vampire, which explains why at Halloween parties people who are disguised as vampires usually go for Dracula and not for a Twilight character.

The, it should not surprise us that it is Dracula the vampire that inspired this segment of the Simpsons episode This time, it is Mr Burns the one chosen to play his part.

Given the time vampires have played a role in (scaring) society, we can assume that they will stay with us in the foreseeable future. Everybody seems to identify Dracula and his colleages and the character is popular among the young and the old. If you don't believe us, just take a look at Grandpa Simpson.

See you next time!