Writer says the vampire , in many ways , is the prototype of the bad boy . And because , on some level , we know that besides being vehicles for sperm , our other important , if lesser , genetic imperative is to defend our loved ones from hordes of unthinking , flesh-eating metaphors for current social anxieties . Women love bad boys and the chance to change him , writer says . Zombie movies indulge male power-fulfillment fantasies , columnist says . Comment:
Writer says the vampire , in many ways , is the prototype of the bad boy . Women love bad boys and the chance to change him , writer says . Zombie movies indulge male power-fulfillment fantasies , columnist says . Comment: