Are angels the new vampires? Could be, according to Publisher's Weekly*. Turns out that you're not the only one that thinks the vampire trend is over-saturated (at least for now).
We're swiftly approaching the downswing of vampires' cyclical popularity, so until it starts swinging back the other way (could be a while considering it took us over a decade after the Interview with a Vampire phase in the early 90's), audiences are going to need something else to quench their paranormal thirst. Couple this with the burgeoning fascination with religious iconography that's only going to grow as we approach 2012's end of the world hysteria and you've got a market ready for an influx of angels.
*It's also worth noting that while Publisher's Weekly refers only to children/tween fiction in their article, this could forecast a larger trend for the market. After all, Anne Rice's latest novel, Angel Time, debuted this month at #13 on the New York Times Bestseller list and in January, Bold Films is releasing their angel-packed apocalypse film, Legion.
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