The document discusses the history and evolution of vampirism in romanticism and popular culture through various works of fiction. It mentions several influential Gothic novels from the 19th century that featured vampire characters and helped popularize the modern conception of vampires, including The Vampire by John Polidori, Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu, and Dracula by Bram Stoker. It also references the grotesque in nature as described by Victor Hugo and a work called The Dead Woman in Love by Theophile Gauthier.