All monsters are metaphor for something that people fear in real life.
Dragons are a proxy for those with wealth becoming tyrants.
Zombies are a proxy for uninformed masses causing chaos, OR as a proxy for a plague (or you can also read them as a proxy for "immigrants ruining our society" but like.. ick...)
Vampires though are definitely a proxy for a rich foreigner who takes over a society and pushes their values onto it, there's not really another way round that.
Werewolves are a proxy for unknown illnesses (again) or just a general fear of change.
Swamp monsters are not a proxy and are real and you should fear them
I can definitely see that interpretation. Although so much traditional vampire fiction has a reliance on a foreign accent, I've always found it a bit sus.
All monsters are metaphor for something that people fear in real life.
Dragons are a proxy for those with wealth becoming tyrants.
Zombies are a proxy for uninformed masses causing chaos, OR as a proxy for a plague (or you can also read them as a proxy for "immigrants ruining our society" but like.. ick...)
Vampires though are definitely a proxy for a rich foreigner who takes over a society and pushes their values onto it, there's not really another way round that.
Werewolves are a proxy for unknown illnesses (again) or just a general fear of change.
Swamp monsters are not a proxy and are real and you should fear themVampires are "old money" nobility you can't get rid of because you didn't kill them the right way 200 years ago.
I can definitely see that interpretation. Although so much traditional vampire fiction has a reliance on a foreign accent, I've always found it a bit sus.
Werewolves are a proxy for rabies.