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1940s - You have people still alive that remember Jack the Ripper, you have the Axeman of New Orleans and two world wars. The classics are being made for shock escapism and dark stalkers are also popular (usually trusting people turning out to be the enemy).

1950s - post-nuclear bomb. Giant monsters, or unknown blobs are the trend.

1970s/1980s - modern era begins, and serial killers are becoming known and prominent. Slasher films are the trend. The Cold War also drives the fear of invasion, so a few alien films come out in this time.

1990s - a horror movie lull, and lull in wars and disturbances.

Here you go! It's just a random article, but it's a fun starting point. It outlines the ideas better than what I did above. Fears, politics etc all play a role.

Vampires in fiction.

Vampires typically represent countercultural or marginalized identities, and the personality traits we associate with the vampire vary based on the climate of social freedom.

Originally, they represented taboo sexuality fairly often as seen by Carmilla and arguably Dracula, however it can also symbolize disability, addiction, mental health struggles, general alternative presentation, and very often queer identities.

The more sympathetic the vampire in media seems to be, the more tolerant and accepting people seem to be. There's also something to be said for the romanticization of vampires aligning with the same time mental health struggles and addictions have been romanticized.