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The Symbolism of the Vampire in Film Sexuality & Psychology of the Vampire A significant aspect of the vampire in film and in literature has traditionally been as representative of the threat of overt sexuality; the despoliation of purity. This seems to have remained such a predominant factor in film in part due to the vampire in folklore often having the qualities of a sexual predator, and in part due to Stoker's Dracula emphasizing these aspects (albeit not always overtly) as seen in the eyes of his time. It is an interesting point in relation to this that the vampire is almost always an asexual entity, the focus of it's sensual lust moved from sex to the pleasure offered by it's feeding. It would seem that the vampire in literature, legend and film is a Freudian's dream. Indeed the vampire's sexual psychology is a blatant invitation for interpretation in the context of almost all psychological models. Taking Leary's 8 circuit model, the vampire's primary motivation is that of the first, oral, bio-survival circuit. This circuit relates to the urge to feed, centered upon birth around the maternal breast (or substitute thereof). The emphasis of the teeth, of sucking, and of how vital this is to the vampire's continued existence makes the association between the vampire and this archetypally female circuit model clear.