By all accounts the Black man should make the prefect vampire. Vampires are smooth talkers, sharp dressers, enjoy lively nights on the town, seemingly possess undulating sexual prowess and brute strength, are perceived as being extremely hard to kill, constantly evade local authorities, and of course who but a brother can wear a long, black, satin cape and make it look like the baddest accessory on the planet?

Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself: The Cultural Evolution of the Black Man in Contemporary Vampire Lore