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Sink your fangs into cinema's most memorable bloodsuckers! Join us as we count down our picks for the greatest movie vampires of all time. From classic icons like Bela Lugosi's Dracula to modern favorites like Blade, we're exploring the immortals who've left their mark on film history. Which of these creatures of the night haunts your nightmares or steals your heart?
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00:00And as much as your invitation might appeal to me,
00:03I must regretfully decline.
00:08Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the all-time best bloodsuckers of cinema.
00:14This means that small-screen vampires like Mr. Barlow from Salem's Lot will be saved for another day.
00:24Number 30. Marcela slash Carmela and Myrkala Karnstein, the vampire lovers.
00:29The world of Hammer films possesses a storied history of prestigious vampiric talent.
00:33One of the most esteemed names from this club has to be Ingrid Pitt,
00:37whose cult star rose to prominence with films like Countess Dracula and The Vampire Lovers.
00:47This latter film saw Pitt play a dual role as Myrkala Karnstein and her descendant Marcela,
00:52who takes on the alias of Carmela.
00:54Pitt's beauty was obvious in both roles,
00:56but the actor also demonstrated a commanding screen presence as this disarmingly dangerous predator.
01:08The Vampire Lovers was also notable for its then-daring approach to LGBTQIA plus inclusion within its narrative.
01:15The Hammer icon would continue to embody the role decades later,
01:18recording narration for the British black metal band Cradle of Filth.
01:21Number 29. Prince Mamualde, Blackula.
01:31Sure, this 70s effort may continue to be lumped in with the blaxploitation boom,
01:35but make no mistake, Blackula isn't just another drive-in action flick.
01:39The film hinged upon the stately performance from its lead, William Marshall,
01:42who treated the admittedly silly material with respect.
01:45I've lived again to lose you twice.
01:49It's this approach that's allowed for Marshall's Prince Mamualde to live on as a king of the undead,
01:54and the character's legacy was impactful enough to receive a sequel,
01:57Scream, Blackula, Scream, in 1973.
02:00The name is Blackula.
02:03Mamualde actually receives the gift of vampirism from Count Dracula himself,
02:07and this makes the character of Blackula feel like a regal contemporary successor.
02:11He even receives a fittingly tragic demise, exposing himself to sunlight in a lovelorn despondency.
02:24Number 28. Barnabas Collins, House of Dark Shadows.
02:28There's a lot to like about this feature film adaptation of Dan Curtis's immensely popular television soap opera Dark Shadows.
02:34For starters, the freedom of cinema allowed for House of Dark Shadows to break free from small-screen restrictions on sex and violence.
02:44This allowed for Jonathan Frid's beloved character of Barnabas Collins to explore more fully actualized corners of evil.
02:54This is a film that revels in its gothic atmosphere,
02:57while the performance of Frid is nothing short of mesmerizing.
03:00The man brought so much menace to the character without a lot of grandstanding or gesticulations.
03:11Instead, this undead scourge of Collinwood haunts his ancestral home like an ever-present layer of malevolent fog.
03:24Number 27. Rudolph Sackville Bag, The Little Vampire.
03:27As long as I'm holding onto you, you're fine.
03:32Trust me.
03:34Ready?
03:35I'm flying!
03:37Viewers of a certain age might remember reading author Angela Zomer Bodenberg's book series The Little Vampire when they were kids.
03:44Fans of this franchise had to wait until 2000 for the character of Rudolph Sackville Bag to be brought to the silver screen,
03:50thanks to director Uli Edel and screenwriters Carrie Kirkpatrick and Larry Wilson.
03:54From that night to this, our wandering has never ended.
03:58Although Rolo Weeks does a good job at portraying Rudolph,
04:01The Little Vampire bombed back during its original release.
04:04Today, critical response seems to be mixed,
04:07with some praising Weeks' performance,
04:09while others echo Zomer Bodenberg's expressed disappointment at the changed ending.
04:13Still, The Little Vampire is a creepy and cool example of a vampire character
04:17that can be introduced to little kids without much worry.
04:20That's how we kids talk today.
04:24Oh.
04:25I did.
04:26I did.
04:27Number 26.
04:28Sarah Roberts.
04:29The Hunger.
04:30Tony Scott's directorial debut introduced the world of vampire cinema
04:33to a trio of incredibly beautiful bloodsuckers with The Hunger.
04:36Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, and Susan Sarandon all receive immortality at one point or another during this film.
04:42But it's the latter's character of Sarah Roberts who doesn't exactly take to being undead all that well.
04:48Trust me?
04:49Trust you.
04:51I did trust you and look what happened.
04:54Her transformation at the hands of Deneuve's Miriam Blalock goes sideways
04:57when the former's Kichler hunger cannot be contained.
05:00It doesn't end well for Miriam,
05:02as Sarah assumes her master's mantle in charge,
05:04leaving a mummified, scorned lover that's eternally howling for revenge.
05:08Number 25.
05:17Countess Elizabeth Batori.
05:19Daughters of Darkness.
05:20There's been a lot of literary ink spilled concerning the LGBTQIA plus context
05:25present within such formative vampire tales as Carmilla from Sheridan Le Fanu.
05:29These themes and more can also be found within 1971's Daughters of Darkness,
05:34an evocative and stylish vampire film with a lot to say about vampires, sex, and power.
05:39Oh, I know I shouldn't say such things.
05:43But I just can't...
05:44I can't behave like everybody else when I think something I have to say.
05:48Critics have lavished praise on the film's production design, music, and acting,
05:53particularly Delphine Seyrig's portrayal of Countess Elizabeth Batori.
05:56Well, you sound as if you hate me.
06:00Seyrig's mesmerizingly seductive power takes over the screen,
06:03as this vampire queen lures Danielle Ouimet away from her husband,
06:07as well as established gender roles.
06:09The gaze here never feels one-sided, however,
06:11which was remarkably prescient for 1971.
06:14You must be nice to me.
06:19Soon you'll love me as I love you now.
06:22Number 24.
06:23Edward Dalton.
06:24Daybreakers.
06:25We live in an age when films released as recently as the late 2000s
06:29have received a certain cult reappraisal.
06:31See you around.
06:34Somehow I doubt that.
06:35Daybreakers feels like one of those flicks,
06:37a critically divisive picture with an undeniably unique idea.
06:41Edward Dalton's vampire scientist exists in the futuristic world of 2019
06:45and is attempting to assist humanity in their losing battle
06:49against a post-pandemic world of vampire overlords.
06:52Are you afraid to die?
06:55Ethan Hawke brings life to this very comic book-sounding premise
07:00with his performance as Dalton,
07:01while Daybreakers is assisted by a game-supporting cast
07:04that includes Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill.
07:07Welcome back to humanity.
07:09Now you get to die.
07:11Number 23.
07:12Louis du Pointe du Lac.
07:14Interview with the Vampire.
07:15It's the ending to 1994's adaptation of Anne Rice's interview with the vampire
07:26that truly underlines the tragedy of Louis du Pointe du Lac.
07:29That's the moment when Daniel Molloy,
07:31after hearing all of Louis' tale,
07:32still believes the life of a vampire to be something to be sought.
07:35I mean, take me.
07:36That's what I want.
07:37I want what you have.
07:38I refuse to let it end like this.
07:39Dear God, I failed again in heaven.
07:42Louis' rage at this idea feels in line with the character's endless regret
07:45and melancholy at his situation.
07:47Sure, this vampire may live forever,
07:49but the pain of that curse is not lost on Louis.
07:52He misses his child companion, Claudia,
07:54and harbors complex emotions regarding his maker, Lestat.
07:57It's all wonderfully portrayed by Brad Pitt,
08:00to the point where, yeah,
08:01we can almost see where Molloy is coming from.
08:03Almost.
08:03Do you like dying?
08:05Stop.
08:10Number 22.
08:12Selene, the Underworld franchise.
08:14We don't know about you, but in our opinion,
08:16the computer-generated effects and wardrobe choices
08:18of the Underworld franchise have not aged a bit.
08:21Okay, so justified sarcasm aside,
08:23Kate Beckinsale's Selene is nothing if not a memorable figure,
08:27a vampire assassin clad in early millennial leather
08:30who harbors a serious beef with werewolves.
08:32There could be dozens of lichens down there.
08:35Who knows?
08:35Maybe more.
08:36Hundreds.
08:37The lore behind these warring clans
08:39made for interesting viewing back in the day for fans,
08:41while Beckinsale went all in with a performance
08:43that combined effortless sexuality
08:45with the physicality required for the role.
08:47It's unsure whether or not Selene will continue her adventures
08:59with an Underworld reboot in the near future,
09:01but hey, stranger things have happened.
09:03Number 21.
09:11Remick, Sinners.
09:12Oh, you.
09:15Must be that voice I heard from out here.
09:18A lot of critics and fans compared Ryan Coogler's Sinners from 2025
09:22with the Robert Rodriguez-Quentin Tarantino collaboration
09:26from Dusk Till Dawn back in 1996.
09:28And yes, there were certainly similarities,
09:31but it was Coogler's film that contained more narrative subtext
09:34about the black experience during the 1930s,
09:36only combined with vampires.
09:38This was where Remick came in,
09:40a vampire with his own story of feeling lonely,
09:42isolated, and betrayed.
09:44You came over here for fellowship and love.
09:46Fellowship and love.
09:48Oh, Jack O'Connell's character remains a vicious villain
09:51within the story to be sure,
09:52but this dedication to personality and motivation
09:55is yet another example of how Sinners wound up being
09:58one of that year's biggest horror success stories.
10:06Number 20.
10:08Max Schreck, Shadow of the Vampire.
10:11We'll be getting a little meadow with our next entry,
10:13detailing a fictionalized account into the filming
10:15of the 1922 horror movie Nosferatu.
10:18More on that one later.
10:20Shadow of the Vampire shines a spotlight
10:22on creature actor Max Schreck,
10:24whose uncanny presence on set leads the crew
10:27to believe he might actually be a vampire.
10:30This is Max Schreck,
10:31who will be portraying our vampire, Count Orlok.
10:35As you no doubt have heard,
10:36Max's methods are somewhat unconventional,
10:40but I am sure you will come to respect his artistry
10:45in this matter.
10:46Willem Dafoe is unrecognizable as Schreck,
10:49whose method acting style could even make
10:52any sane person think twice
10:53as to the existence of vampires.
10:56What is the matter with you?
10:59He's a stunner's lusty lunatic.
11:00That is what is the matter with him.
11:01I have contracted you in secrecy and at great expense.
11:04You will not damage this production.
11:06Though the film has been somewhat lost to time,
11:09it still makes for a fascinating watch
11:11as it blends mystical horror with the real world.
11:15Number 19.
11:16Miriam Blaylock, The Hunger.
11:17There are few characters that personify
11:20the eroticism of vampires quite like Miriam Blaylock.
11:25Are you making a pass at me, Mrs. Blaylock?
11:31Miriam.
11:34Miriam.
11:36Not that I'm aware of, Sarah.
11:39Thousands of years old,
11:41Miriam has gone through a plethora of vampiric companions,
11:44only to eventually watch them all wither away
11:47into a permanent state of living death.
11:50After her latest partner, John,
11:51goes through the same process,
11:53Miriam is quick to replace him with scientist Sarah,
11:55who appeared earlier on our list
11:57and whose transformation does not go nearly as smoothly.
12:00Sarah?
12:01What have you done to me?
12:03There's some alien strain consuming my blood.
12:06That's right.
12:07I know that's right.
12:08What I want to know is, what is it?
12:10Why have you done it?
12:11Played by French actor Catherine Deneuve,
12:14Miriam is imbued with a kind of mystical sensuality
12:17with a malevolent self-serving undercurrent.
12:19That said,
12:20we're not sure we could resist her charms either.
12:23Number 18.
12:24Peter Lowe, Vampire's Kiss.
12:27Is this character a vampire?
12:29Maybe not.
12:29But he's too richly idiosyncratic for us not to include.
12:34New York yuppie Peter Lowe
12:35gets a bloody taste of the lifestyle
12:37after a supposed one-night stand
12:39with a vampire leads to him being bitten.
12:41Yes.
12:46Believing himself to be in the midst of becoming,
12:49Lowe plays the part emphatically,
12:51wearing plastic vampire teeth,
12:53sunglasses during the day,
12:55and prowling nightclubs for his next victim.
12:57Thanks to the completely batty performance by Nicolas Cage,
13:02Vampire's Kiss remains a darkly satirical take
13:05on the vampire archetype,
13:06as Lowe's ostensible transformation
13:08casts him further and further into madness.
13:16Number 17.
13:18Clara Webb, Byzantium.
13:20Some people are just born to play vampires,
13:23and Gemma Arterton is one such person.
13:25In Byzantium, Arterton plays Clara,
13:28a former sex worker who,
13:30after a tragic series of events,
13:32saves the lives of herself and her daughter Eleanor
13:35by crossing over to the other side.
13:37Eleanor wrote her life story,
13:40and she's quite insistent that it's true.
13:43I don't expect you to be flattered by this,
13:45but in it she describes you as a sucreant,
13:47which I believe is a sort of vampire.
13:49However, her formal lifestyle puts her at odds
13:54with an elder sect of vampires,
13:56and Clara's steely resolve remains one of the few things
13:59saving her and Eleanor from extermination.
14:01As this will be just one of many vampires
14:15from Neil Jordan movies on this list,
14:17it would appear that the director
14:18just gets the classic creatures.
14:20Number 16.
14:22Mavis, the Hotel Transylvania franchise.
14:25Now we transition to a more family-friendly vampire.
14:28While there are loads of classic film monsters
14:31taking up residency at the titular getaway,
14:34the one that stands out is an original character in Mavis,
14:37the daughter of Count Dracula.
14:50Raised to believe that humans are the real monsters,
14:53Mavis lives a sheltered life at the hotel,
14:55until a human named Johnny stumbles through the doors.
14:59The two immediately zing,
15:01and their love breaks down barriers
15:03as they even start a family in later films.
15:07Little Dennis is a year old now.
15:10Wow!
15:13Voiced by Selena Gomez,
15:16Mavis represents the wide-eyed optimism
15:18of the incoming generation,
15:20and serves as a productive role model to young viewers.
15:23Number 15.
15:25Severin, Near Dark.
15:27The late Bill Paxton had the unparalleled ability
15:30to make even the smallest character
15:31more interesting than they were.
15:35It's finger licking good.
15:37Fortunately, though,
15:38he already had a great foundation to work with
15:41portraying Severin in Catherine Bigelow's Near Dark.
15:44Just one of multiple vagabond vampires
15:46roaming the countryside in search of blood,
15:48Severin stands out as the completely unhinged lunatic of the group.
15:52Always eager to flex his confidence and abilities.
15:56While Jesse, the leader of the group,
15:57is similarly memorable being played by horror icon Lance Henriksen.
16:01And I just knew you were trouble.
16:04You were right.
16:07It's Severin that has us coming back to this cult classic.
16:10Also, best vampire name ever?
16:14Number 14.
16:15Adam and Eve.
16:16Only Lovers Left Alive.
16:17Though it's never confirmed whether the vampires
16:20are the biblical Adam and Eve,
16:22it's possibilities such as these
16:24that make Jim Jarmusch's Only Lovers Left Alive
16:27so thematically interpretive and enticing.
16:30Come on, tell me, what was she like?
16:34She was delicious.
16:36I'll bet she was.
16:40Centuries old,
16:41Adam and Eve have been wildly influential culturally,
16:44but find themselves in an existential malaise
16:47as they spend their days in Detroit and Tangier, respectively.
16:51Upon reuniting,
16:52the immortal lovers go through a mid-existence crisis of sorts.
16:56Actors Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton
16:59do tremendous jobs keeping audience investment
17:01against such a morose tone.
17:03For anyone fascinated by the vampire psyche,
17:10this is a must-watch.
17:13Number 13.
17:14Viago, Vladislav and Deacon.
17:16What We Do in the Shadows.
17:18While most entries on this list stem from the horror genre,
17:22What We Do in the Shadows applies the mockumentary format
17:24to the undead creatures.
17:26And the results couldn't be more hilarious.
17:28All vampires of varying ages,
17:31Viago, Vladislav and Deacon are roommates,
17:34but instead of a castle,
17:35they share a flat in New Zealand.
17:37We're not just pointing the finger at you, Deacon.
17:40You're a cool guy,
17:41but you're not pulling your weight in the flat.
17:44Oh, I'm glad to hear that I'm cool.
17:47No, that's not the point, though.
17:49Yeah, no, I know.
17:49Not a flat meeting about how cool you are.
17:52As expected,
17:53their differing personalities make for strange bedfellows,
17:57but stranger still thanks to their vampiric tendencies.
18:00Played by Taika Waititi,
18:02Jemaine Clement and Jonathan Brough,
18:04the three are easily the funniest vampires we can think of,
18:07as the movie became a cult favorite
18:09and launched an FX series of the same name,
18:12on which the characters cameoed.
18:14Don't take offense,
18:16but you don't seem like someone
18:17who would be capable of killing a vampire.
18:19But I did it.
18:20I don't believe.
18:21Well, I did.
18:22From maybe a tougher looking guy, I'd believe it.
18:24Number 12.
18:25David, The Lost Boys.
18:27As underseen as Near Dark was,
18:30when it came to vampire movies,
18:321987 belonged to The Lost Boys.
18:35Upon moving to a new town,
18:37teenager Michael is integrated into a local biker gang,
18:40led by the ever cool and enigmatic David.
18:44How are those maggots?
18:49Maggots, Michael.
18:50You're eating maggots.
18:51How do they taste?
18:55Turns out, though,
18:56the gang isn't cool because they ride motorcycles,
18:59but rather because of their vampiric nature.
19:01Kiefer Sutherland is the epitome of roguish as David,
19:05perfectly straddling the line between danger and intrigue.
19:08Michael, you're one of us!
19:10Let go!
19:12Unto what?
19:13You are one of us, Michael!
19:19Though David may not be as in control as he appears,
19:23his aesthetic and outward temperament have made him iconic,
19:26and the first thing you think of when the 80s classic comes to mind.
19:31Number 11.
19:32Santanico Pandemonium.
19:33From Dusk Till Dawn.
19:35Here's a vampire who doesn't have a whole lot of screen time,
19:38but makes a big impression nonetheless.
19:40Just one of many vampires infesting a desert strip club,
19:44Santanico Pandemonium,
19:46played by the terrific Salma Hayek,
19:48creates what has to be one of the sexiest scenes in all of film.
19:52Clad in an albino python and little else,
20:01Santanico delivers a strip tease that's liable to make anyone hot under the collar.
20:06Granted, she and the other bar employees subsequently hulking out into terrifying vampires might kill the mood,
20:12but really, that only adds to her mystique.
20:19Number 10.
20:20Le Stade de Liancourt.
20:21Interview with the Vampire.
20:23The original Neil Jordan vampire movie,
20:26Interview with the Vampire recontextualized the vampire experience for a new wave of moviegoers.
20:31What if I could give it back to you?
20:35Pluck out the pain and give you another life?
20:39One you could never imagine.
20:42Keeping up the tradition of the deceptively beautiful vampire,
20:46Le Stade proves to be an appropriate yet uncommon role for Tom Cruise,
20:50who emphasizes the anti in the anti-hero paradigm in this one.
20:54He's extremely misanthropic,
20:55especially in comparison to his newly turned companion Louie,
21:00against whom much of the film's conflict generates.
21:04No one could refuse me.
21:08Not even you, Louie.
21:11I tried.
21:13Yes, you tried.
21:15While his portrayal here may not be as layered as his counterpart in the Anne Rice book series,
21:21compounding factors of his demeanor and Cruise's star power
21:24have made Lestat an iconic movie vampire.
21:27Number 9.
21:28Marlo.
21:2930 Days of Night.
21:31For the most part,
21:32the characters on this list are fully formed people with significant development.
21:37Marlo, from 30 Days of Night, however,
21:40fulfills the monstrous qualities of what a vampire is classically known to be.
21:44And that's it.
21:45Shut them loose.
21:49The leader of the pack,
21:50Marlo and his followers descend upon an Alaskan town
21:53when it's undergoing the titular polar event,
21:56using the month-long cover of Darkness to gorge upon the townsfolk.
22:00While every vampire is nightmare-inducing,
22:03Marlo is especially so,
22:06his chilling presence accentuated by his pitch-black eyes
22:09and blood-stained teeth.
22:11In a movie that's not totally on the same level,
22:19Danny Houston creates a memorable villain in a career full of them.
22:23Number 8.
22:24Jerry Dandridge.
22:25Fright Night.
22:26Jerry Dandridge from Fright Night is another example of a sexy vampire,
22:31but this time in a more hypnotically gothic kind of way.
22:34When horror-obsessed teenager Charlie Brewster correctly presumes
22:38his new neighbor Jerry is a murderous vampire,
22:41things get pretty dicey pretty quickly.
22:44Well, Charlie, don't be rude.
22:46Check hands.
22:53Jerry resorts to a slew of intimidation tactics to get Charlie to back off.
22:58He even goes after Charlie's girlfriend, Amy,
23:00because she resembles a past lover of his.
23:03You know, that old vampire thing.
23:05Still, Fright Night manages to feel widely accessible and fresh with its approach.
23:10And a lot of that is due to the delectably dastardly performance from Chris Sarandon as Jerry.
23:16Of course.
23:18I could give you something I don't have.
23:21A choice.
23:23Forget about me, Charlie.
23:26Forget about me, and I'll forget about you.
23:29What do you say, Charlie?
23:31Number 7.
23:32Claudia.
23:33Interview with the vampire.
23:35As fascinating a character as Lestat is in the novel series,
23:39the most dynamic character in the 1994 film has to be Kirsten Dunst's Claudia.
23:45After the vampire Louis inadvertently feeds on the young girl Claudia in an act of starvation,
23:50Lestat turns her to keep his companion from leaving him.
23:53You both did it.
23:55I took your life.
23:57He gave you another one.
24:03And here it is.
24:05And I hate you both.
24:07Their toxic relationship extends to the three of them as they raise Claudia as their own.
24:1230 years pass, and Claudia's mind matures normally, but her body remains stunted as that of a child's.
24:19This results in some severe psychological issues, as Claudia makes known her disdain towards them for trapping her in such a prepubescent state.
24:28You haven't tears enough for what you've done to me.
24:31You give her to me, Louis!
24:33Do this before you leave me!
24:38I love you soon.
24:41It is tragic storytelling, but one rich in thematic depth.
24:47Ellie, Let the Right One In
24:49Hailing from Sweden, Let the Right One In is a darkly compelling story of friendship and dependence.
24:56Lena Leanderson plays Ellie, another young-looking vampire who soon finds herself without a caretaker.
25:01Forced to hunt for herself, the walls start closing in on her secret.
25:18But she finds solace in befriending a 12-year-old boy named Oscar.
25:22Their affection for each other is tenderly sweet, but the more they help each other with their problems,
25:27the more we quietly question the relationship between love and symbiosis.
25:32The character of Ellie is so nuanced, in fact,
25:35that her American counterpart Abby in the remake Let Me In is equally intriguing.
25:41Just so you know,
25:43I can't be your friend.
25:48Why not?
25:50That's just the way it is.
25:53Number 5.
25:53Count Dracula, Vlad the Impaler,
25:55Bram Stoker's Dracula.
25:58We knew we'd be seeing good old Drax somewhere in the top 5.
26:01And you know what?
26:02We may not even be done with him after this.
26:04I am Dracula.
26:08And I bid you welcome, Mr. Harko, to my house.
26:15Come here.
26:16A more faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker's original novel,
26:20this Dracula sees Gary Oldman portray the titular villain,
26:23though you might not know it based on some of his earlier interactions.
26:27Indeed.
26:28Playing a decrepit version of the Count,
26:30along with his alluring youthful visage,
26:32and Vlad the Impaler, his original form,
26:35Oldman delivers a trifecta of powerhouse performances,
26:38each of them convincing and layered.
26:40Do not put your faith in such trinkets of deceit.
26:46We are in Transylvare.
26:49And Transylvare is not England.
26:53While the movie on the whole wasn't quite as solid,
26:57one cannot complain with a villainous showing of this caliber.
27:01Number 4.
27:02Blade, the Blade franchise.
27:04Who said vampires and superheroes don't mix?
27:06Before the long-running franchises and cinematic universes of today,
27:10the Blade movies showed what comic book adaptations could look like for the new millennium.
27:15Wait a minute.
27:17You use me as bait?
27:19Get over it.
27:24Is all that necessary?
27:26And a lot of its success stems from its kick-ass title character.
27:32A half-vampire daywalker,
27:34Eric Brooks, aka Blade,
27:36uses his otherworldly strengths to track and exterminate his underworld brethren.
27:41And, since he's played by Wesley Snipes,
27:43he does so in the most badass way possible with plenty of hilarious one-liners.
27:48Now here I am.
27:51So exciting, isn't it?
27:53Though the quality of the trilogy fluctuated,
27:57the one constant was Blade himself,
27:59making any adventure of his eminently watchable.
28:03Number 3.
28:04Count Dracula,
28:05the Hammer Dracula franchise.
28:07Obviously, there's something about the character of Dracula
28:10that has cinema returning to him time and time again.
28:13But don't let that detract from the slew of fabulous performances
28:17we've gotten courtesy of him.
28:19And Christopher Lee's is no exception.
28:23With Lee starring in a whopping seven films as the Prince of Darkness,
28:32his version is familiar, yet strikingly terrifying,
28:36unafraid to bring the intensity and savagery that comes with being an undead beast.
28:41While the later sequels never entirely lived up to the first,
28:49it cannot be denied that this version of Dracula ushered in a new era of monster movies,
28:55and by and large made the villain scary again.
28:58Number 2.
28:59Count Orlok,
29:00Nosferatu.
29:02Don't let the title fool you.
29:03This is the Dracula story through and through.
29:06However, the excellent creature design and chilling theatrics put it in a league all its own.
29:17Played by Max Schreck.
29:19Remember him?
29:20Count Orlok is apt to give you nightmares roughly a century since his debut,
29:24what with his elongated features and deadened facial expressions.
29:27Not only that, but Orlok is a master in the art of tension,
29:33making big impacts with subtle gestures whether he be staring at you through a window
29:37or having his shadow creep up a staircase.
29:41If the silent treatment is a hindrance for you, however,
29:44Klaus Kinski's talkie portrayal in Nosferatu the Vampire will similarly give you goosebumps.
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30:12Number 1.
30:13Edward Cullen,
30:14The Twilight Saga.
30:16Just kidding.
30:17We're sure Sparkle Puss here is on some other best vampire lists,
30:21but not this one.
30:22Number 1.
30:23Count Dracula.
30:25Dracula.
30:26After all these years,
30:28this version of Dracula is still what people think of
30:31when they think of the quintessential vampire.
30:33And for good reason.
30:35Whether the movie is still a horror classic,
30:37a lot of that rides on the indomitable performance from Bela Lugosi as the eponymous villain.
30:43I am Dracula.
30:47He's suave, seductive, confident, and yet utterly unsettling.
30:52Confirming our fears when he begins enacting his dastardly deeds against the protagonists.
30:57While this Dracula wouldn't exist without the original novel,
31:01or even arguably the first Nosferatu,
31:04Lugosi and company certainly ensured that the vampire archetype would persist for generations to come.
31:10What is it about these creatures of the night that obsesses us so?
31:18Let us know your deep cut undead choices in the comments.
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