It is a mild high that comes with that kind of entertainment. I think in the 90s the kind of horror stories that are popular do reflect the times. Social alienation, technological horror are contemporary issues and the gothic horror has given way to Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator . To a degree, he is the new Frankenstein monster. The vampire theme of Dracula is so much popular culture today.
Any dysfunctional relationship is a metaphor of vampirism.
The serial killer is kind of a vampire. Alien abduction stories are somehow related to vampirism, in that they tell about body fluids that are extracted. We simply find new stories, appropriating new forms, but ultimately people do enjoy the sensation of goose bumps. To me it makes it all the more interesting. I think its Bologna Skal replies immediately, and having analyzed and studied the effects of horror films for many years he s the one who knows.