It is true he can stay perfectly safe under the light of day and hunt down vampires at night, but none of those things can bring back normalcy. Like in vampire myths, Neville kills them by driving stakes through their hearts.Īs the storyline progresses, Neville decides that he has to do more than just survive. When the night comes, he becomes a fierce hunter, killing as many vampires as possible. During the day, Neville finds a safe hiding space inside his well-fortified house. The monsters in Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend are simply referred to as vampires. As it turns out, the newly developed virus becomes unstable and mutates inside the human body, transforming the hosts into monsters known as the Darkseekers. Later on, Neville mentions the disease is caused by the Krippin Virus, referring to the doctor behind the drug. But then a global-scale vampirism happens. It is a scientific breakthrough the drug is developed from the measles virus and is capable of killing cancerous cells. The conversation ends with Dr Krippin claiming she has developed a cure for cancer.
In the opening sequence of the film, Dr Alice Krippin (portrayed by Emma Thompson) is depicted as having an interview with a news anchor about an experimental drug.
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