A Short History of Vampires and Sock Puppets by Tauqeer Hassan

Vampire stories have always been a source of attraction for the people while sock puppetry is a form of art used to express a story by using puppets made from socks. Vampires are scary creatures known for sucking blood of their victims as many horror films portray them. Sock puppets are characters made from socks with designed designs and styles.

The oldest story of vampire comes from the times of Ancient Babylon. A novel called “Dracula” was published in 1897 by Bram Stoker. Since then, people have been attracted and many movies have been made on the topic. Puppets were used in India as early as 11th century BC and they had quickly spread to other part of the continent. They were a source of giving stories on moral issues in a visual impact that words alone could not convey.

In ancient times, drinking blood was always considered a demon act and evil was characterized as a creature that preyed on humans and in case of vampires turning the victim into a vampire. Puppets have been always used to represent good, evil, jealousy and greed without taking the risk of identifying individuals who might take revenge against the storyteller. The term of sock puppet is also used for the describing a fictitious identity for promoting a particular point of view or defending a person who is seen as controversial.

It is interesting to know that vampires were mostly beautiful women in ancient history and seducing their victims was a trap to kill them and drinking their blood was a source of sustaining life. Popular culture sock puppets have been widely used in television shows during these modern times.

The vampire stories became popular in the late 1800s but became even more popular after the publication of Bram Stoker’s Dracula in 1898. This story fused history and fiction in a believable manner for the first time and resulted in several well publicized vampire and Dracula adventures.

In the dark years in England and France, radicals who desired for the freedom they had known before the rise of the puritans had secretly organized theater shows but were often forced to use puppets since these were easier to transport and conceal than the sets, costumes and large bands of actors although some were arrested and imprisoned.

The sock puppets are mostly seen as offensive and are aggressively hunted down along with their creators on prominent community based websites and major forums.

Belief in the evil spirits was common for thousands of years even after the introduction of Christianity. Vampires were historically very fearful creatures for the Slavic people. Although vampires are real or fake is still a point to debate but people watch vampire movies with great interest.


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