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The Last Man on Earth
Another development in some vampire films has been a
change from supernatural horror to science fictional
explanations of vampirism. The Last Man on Earth (Italy
1964, directed by Ubaldo Ragona) and The Omega Man (1971
USA, directed by Boris Sagal), both based on Richard
Matheson's novel I Am Legend, are two examples.
Vampirism is explained as a kind of virus in David
Cronenberg's Rabid (1976 Canada) and Red-Blooded
American Girl (1990 Canada, directed by David Blyth).
Jennifer Tilly in
Embrace of the Vampire
Race has been another theme, as exemplified by the
blaxploitation picture Blacula (1972) and several
sequels.
Vampire films - Sex Symbol
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