VAMPIRES DON'T SPARKLE discussion

So, who is your favorite vampire? Whether it's from lieterature, television, or film, you may list more than one.

Well, film: Either Kinski in Werner Herzog's version of Nosferatu, or the character Martin in George Romero's film Martin. The young woman in Let the Right One In was wonderful, too.

Leland wrote: "Well, film: Either Kinski in Werner Herzog's version of Nosferatu, or the character Martin in George Romero's film Martin. The young woman in Let the Right One In was wonderful, too."

Klaus Kisinski in that version of Nosferatu was AWESOME! I did not know that George Romero did a vampire movie. I would like to see that! What did you think of the Hammer version of Let the Right One In called "Let Me In"?

Kyle ~Special K: Rebel Leader~ wrote: "Frank Langella is awesome in the 1979 version of Dracula. He plays a slightly more seductive version of Dracula.

I saw Let Me In and thought it was well done and excellent. I happen to own a copy ..."

Are you serious?? Well, as David Carradine would say, "To each his own.". Here is my favorite vampires list...

Literature
1.) Count Dracula (Bram Stoker's oringinal version)
2.) Lestat
3.) Jean Claude (Anita Blake:Vampire Hunter series)
4.) Rudy Paskow (The Light at the End)
5.) Kurt Barlowe (Salem's Lot)
6.) Hennry Sturges (Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter)
7.) Justina Malvern (David Wellington's Laura Caxton/vampire series)

Film
1.) Dracula (Gary Oldman)
2.) Dracula (Christopher Lee)
3.) David (The Lost Boys)
4.) Count Orlock (Max Schreck,Nosferatu)
5.) Katrina (Gace Jones,Vamp)
6.) Valek (John Carpenter's Vampires)
7.) Marlowe (Danny Huston,30 Days of Night)
8.) Deacon Frost (Blade)
9.) Jerry Dandrige (Chris Sarandon,Fright Night-1985)
10.) Jerry Dandrige (Colin Farrel,Fright Night-2011)
11.) Gerard Butler (Dracula 2000)
12.) Salene (Underworld)

Television
1.) Spike
2.) Angel
3.) Nick Knight (Forever Knight)
4.) Barnabus Collins (Jonathan Frid, Dark Shadows)
5.) Barnabus Collins (Ben Cross, Dark Shadows: The Revival)
6.) Mick St. John (Alex O'loughlin,Moonlight)
7.)Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley)
8.) Damon Salvoatore (Ian Somerhaler)
9.) Klaus (Joseph Morgan)
10.) Marcus Van Sciver (Niel Jackson,Blade:The Series)


...that's all I can think of right now. If I think of anyone else, I will list them here.

Edward Cullen from Twilight
Damon from 'The Vampire Diaries'
Stephan from 'The Vampire Diaries'
Klaus from 'The Vampire Diaries'
:)

Eventhough you like Edward Cullen....you are welcome to this group as long as you agree to behave.

Okay:)

My favorite vampire is Lestat.

Lestat was cool.

Saint Germaine-from any number of Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's books.
Michael Gallatin from The Wolf's Hour and The Hunter from the Woods, both by Robert McCammon.

The first that comes to mind is Anne Rice's Lestat. Then, of course, the original Count Dracula. :)

Kimberly wrote: "The first that comes to mind is Anne Rice's Lestat. Then, of course, the original Count Dracula. :)"

Yeah, they seem to be neck and neck. That would be cool if Rice had the two of them fight. LOL.

Books:
Lestat
Sonja Blue (Nancy A Collins)
Dracula
Itzapopalotl (Obsidian Butterfly ~ Laurel K Hamilton)
Claudia

FILM:
Nessa's Crew from Blade 2 (norman reedus is a bad ass)
Dracula (Gary Oldman and Bela Lugosi's)
Akasha (Aaliyah looked fine as hell though the movie was HORRIBLE)
Lost Boys Gang (love em all)
NOSFERATU (Both the original B&W and William Defoe(SP))
Pearl (Blade... not everyday they have fat vampires)

TV:
Damon Salvatore (Stephen is a whiney bitch)
Pam (True Blood)
Aiden (Being Human U.S.)
Mitchel (Being human U.K.)
Willow (Buffy)

Good list, Rick. But Willow was not a vampire. Well, okay she was if you count that one episode where they went to another universe and she was a vampire. LOL.

Actually there's two episodes "The Wish" and "Dopplegangland" and shes referenced in "Villains" and "the body".... I know my Buffy lol

For me, I'd have to say Eric from True Blood and Spike from Buffy...

Barlow from 'Salem's Lot.

-Gary Oldman (film: Bram S's Dracula)
-Nosferatu (film)
-Lina Leandersson as "Eli" in the film and Eli in the book, Let The Right One In (2008)
-Pandora (book: Pandora)
-Quinn Blackwood (book: Blackwood Farm)
-Peta Wilson as "Mina Harker" (film: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen)
-Blade (film)
-Akasha, the character (book: Queen of the Damned)*Did Not Like the film*

Almost forgot ! Barnabas Collins, the original and the character "Nick" from the show Forever Night.

Wow I am not sure I could pick just one but here goes
TV Spike
Book Dracula

That was harder than I thought

Good choices, Joanne. You are allowed to list as many as you want. Take a look at how many I listed.

Lestat

Everyone seems to be choosing Lestat. I think I will create a poll about him.

Jessa mentioned Mina Harker from THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN. I had forgotten about that one.

I did not care for that movie very much because it pissed off the author of the graphic novel. However, the character of Mina Harker from Dracula was very interesting.

Kimberly wrote: "Jessa mentioned Mina Harker from THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN. I had forgotten about that one."

I was kind of shocked - not being familiar with the comic series - by there being a Mina Harker vampire character in the film, but I think I liked her because she could hold her own. Even if she didn't get much of an opportunity to showcase her abilities. And because she took out Dorian in the end lol

She was a cool character. But I don't like what they did to that. . What I was told was that someone wrote a screen play under a different title and it was so similar to the graphic novel that hollywood was just like, "oh, let's just call this thing 'League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'". Really, it pissed off Alan Moore. When they made a movie out of he wanted nothing to do with it becuase of that.

Dan wrote: "She was a cool character. But I don't like what they did to that. . What I was told was that someone wrote a screen play under a diff..."

Eep. That would piss me off as well. =/ Why couldn't he stop them?

Jessa wrote: "Dan wrote: "She was a cool character. But I don't like what they did to that. . What I was told was that someone wrote a screen play ..."

You know, they probably got rights to it before he could do anything. Same thing happened to Anne Rice with Queen of the Damned.

Tricky b*$@*#@$! >:(

re: QOTD - That explains a lot. Kind of a relief really. I was upset Anne would have signed off on that POC (<--just my opinion). I know she ended up liking Tom Cruise's portrayal of Lestat, but I can't see her having seen that film as lending anything to the book.

Jessa, just so you know, swearing is allowed in here. Cus all you want. However, if you'd rather block the words out thats cool.

Well, Anne wrote the screenplay to Interview with the Vampire, and she raised hell when she first heard that Tom Cruise was going to play Lestat. However, when she saw him in the film, she wrote a letter of apology to him.

Dan wrote: "Jessa, just so you know, swearing is allowed in here. Cus all you want. However, if you'd rather block the words out thats cool.

Well, Anne wrote the screenplay to Interview with the Vampire, and..."
Yeah I remember hearing she ultimately liked his performance. Did not know she'd written the screenplay...which would make QOTD kind of apples and oranges by comparison. That's one film I wish someone would do a WORTHY remake of - if only in an attempt to help 'rinse our mouths' of the one that's out there lol

Thanks for letting me know. :) But nah, I'll just repress the instinct - via random character inserts. O:)

2004 Dracula FTW and probably Alucard

My favorite literary vampire will always be DRACULA .... as for cinematic vampires, Bela Lugosi was creepy, but he never showed any fangs! John Carradine was too scrawny as Dracula -- no meat on his bones! Udo Kier was too effete and petulant, but then, he was playing a more humorous Dracula. So I guess my favorite movie vampire was ... Grace Jones in VAMP! :-)

I never got why Bela Lugosi never wore fangs. Vamp with Grace Jones was awesome!!

I once read that Bela Lugosi had really bad teeth from poor dental hygiene and lots of cigar-smoking. And, he ate onions like apples! The last one wouldn't hurt his teeth, but it didn't help his breath!

Mark wrote: "I once read that Bela Lugosi had really bad teeth from poor dental hygiene and lots of cigar-smoking. And, he ate onions like apples! The last one wouldn't hurt his teeth, but it didn't help his br..."

I know that he did smoke cigar a lot and an actor that played him in the Ed Wood movie said he never let anyone show his teeth so maybe you are right. Never heard the onion eating thing. That's just gross. LOL.

For a VERY brief time, actress Clara Bow had a relationship with Bela Lugosi. She was the one who revealed that he ate onions like apples. She soon tired of his iffy personal hygiene, and moved on to other suitors. Bela was a product of a different country and a different era. Despite his personal shortcomings, he was a compelling dramatic presence.

Some really great choices here! Most of mine have already been mentioned, but Spike, Angel, LaCroix from Forever Knight, and Jesse Hooker and Severin from Near Dark.

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- Prince Vlad/Dracula (Bram Stoker's Dracula). Any incarnation of the Count could be on this list but the one I feel was the best one to add was Oldman's portrayal from the 1992 version, because he's one of those characters I relate to and definitely see myself as.
- Peina. (The Addiction). It's Christopher Walken, nuff said.
- Angel/Angelus (Buffyberse). A badass vampire with a soul.
- Santanico Pandemonium (From Dusk Till Dawn). I wouldn't mind being bitten by this vampiress, Eiza in the tv show is good but she's no Salma Hayek. Salma Hayek totally rules in this role. And you can't fault me for finding Salma Hayek attractive.
- Barnabas Collins (Dark Shadows) . Johnny Depp looks rather dapper as Barnabas, plus his Barnabas is every bit as charming as the original.
- Jerry Dandridge (Fright Night 1985). Have I mentioned just how marvelous Chris Sarandon was as the original Jerry? Chris Sarandon's Jerry is just so suave and polite...it makes it even harder for you to believe he's really an evil bloodsucker when he's so nice and sophisticated.
- Katrina (Vamp). The movie Vamp starring Grace Jones is an unique one, you could say this movie inspired From Dusk Till Dawn in several different ways. And Grace Jones is a very unique woman, at this movie shows. Katrina is a Crazy Awesome vampiress, she is a very alluring dance and she has very intricate body art on her body.
Akasha. (Queen Of The Damned). Aaliyah is/was totally spectacular in this role.
- Grandpa Munster (Mockingbird Lane). I really do wish that Mockingbird Lane would have become a full series rather than just a pilot. I LOVED the pilot, it made for a great halloween special and everything about it was amazing. Especially Eddie Izzard as Grandpa. I love the nods to Bram Stoker's Dracula as well.
- Selene. (Underworld) Mmmm...Kate Beckinsale.
- Regine Dandridge (Fright Night 2). Jerry Dandridge's equally as sexy and alluring sister. Who almost rivals her brother in every way.
- Blade. (Blade). Wesley Snipes is a badass as Blade.
- Maxamillian (Vampire In Brookyln). Damn, Eddie Murphy really does know how to be a chameleon...and keep in mind this is also the same Eddie Murphy who voices Donkey and Mushu and also plays the entire Klump family - and here he is as a cool as hell vampire.
- Vampire MJ (Michael Jackson fandom) - MJ may have passed on but he still lives on within the hearts of his beloved fanbase including yours truly and every MJ fan on Deviantart. As a member of the Michael Jackson fandom - I actually got into the 'Vampire MJ' fanon at a very early stage, I remember I was looking up Michael Jackson's Ghosts when I came across a fansite which had a 'The Dark Side Of Michael Jackson' page which had photomanips of MJ as a vampire including a couple with captions like the 'Remember The Time' one had "Do you remember when I drank your blood?" and the Bad one had: "Want me to drink your blood, babe?". I don't know if that fansite still exists because well...Geocities has passed on, but still..it's good to look back on it though.
- Count Fangula (Big Bad Beetleborgs/Beetleborgs Metallix). No list of vampires would be complete without Hillhurst's resident vampire.
- Dracula's Brides (both 1992 and Van Helsing). Who wouldn't want to be bitten by these vampiric hotties?
- Gangrel (WWF/WWE). The WWF/WWE has had quite a few wrestlers with a supernatural theme, mainly ones like Kane and The Undertaker, Undertaker being basically akin to a zombie minus the whole decaying and eating brains thing - and then there's the resident vampire at the golden age of WWE simply known as Gangrel.
- Kathleen (The Addiction). If you haven't seen the 1995 film The Addiction, you should, it's really interesting, plus it's got Walken in it.
- Mr Burns (The Simpsons Treehouse Of Horror 4). There's no denying that Mr Burns is pure evil, he's genuinely creepy looking and is very sinister...so naturally him as Gary Oldman's version of Dracula was a perfect fit.
- Odette (Transylvania 6-5000). We can't help it, Geena Davis is so adorable!
- Corey Haim (Big Wolf On Campus episode 'Blame It On Haim'). This episode of Big Wolf is what introduced me to the Lost Boys. I love how Corey plays an evil vampiric version of himself in this episode, of course it is another one of those Merton Abuse episodes where Merton ends up being used by the villain or monster in some way.
- Count Von Count (Sesame Street). Everyone's favorite mathematical creature of the night! How many hugs would you give this vamp? I'd give him one hug, two hugs, three hugs, four hugs, five hugs...ah ah ah! *thunder can be heard in the background*
- Mavis (Hotel Transylvania). Oh Mavis, why are you so cute?
- Vampirella (Marvel). The first comic book vampire on this list.
- Razor Charlie (From Dusk Till Dawn). Two words: Danny Trejo.
- Sex Machine. (From Dusk Till Dawn) - he's played by Tom Savini and he has a crotch-gun. Try and find a vampire who owns one of those who isn't Sex Machine..I dare you.
- Draculaura (Monster High). I have a lot of people to thank for becoming a Monster High fan including my friend Darkbullfrog. I think Draculaura is so precious and adorable.
- Nitara (Mortal Kombat). One of many badass warrior chicks in the Mortal Kombat universe and possibly the sexiest next to Mileena.
- Rayne. (Bloodrayne). Sexy and badass.
- David (The Lost Boys). This guy is a very fine example of how vampires should be.
- Marcellline (Adventure Time). Marcelline has her very own fanbase, that's just how awesome she is.
- Lestat (Interview With A Vampire). He needs no introduction.
- Nos 4-A2 (Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command). Well our club is called the Our Vampires Are Different club and this guy is proof of that alone..not only is he not a traditional vamp, but he's an energy vampire and he's a robot. He can also turn humans into wirewolves.
- Mark Kendall. (Once Bitten) - yes, that is a very young Jim Carrey in one of his first film roles.
- Grampire (The Haunting Hour's Grampires). He's a Badass Vampire Grandpa played by Christopher Lloyd, nuff said...I don't really need to say anything else.
- Flutterbat (MLP: FIM). Aaaw..who's a cute little fruit-eating vampony? Flutterbat is...yes she is.
- Max Schreck (Shadow Of The Vampire). Dafoe really did a terrific job playing a version of the legendary actor who turns out to actually be a vampire, and the makeup really sells it.
- Michael Morbius (Marvel). Another famous comic book vamp added to the club.
- Countess (Once Bitten). What can I say...80's movie vampires are amazingly awesome!
- John (The Hunger). It's David Bowie as a vampire. Nuff said.
- Butters (South Park episode The Ungroundables). Okay so Butters doesn't become an actual vampire persay, but he does a good job in the episode when he's a vampire kid...he's funny and cute in so many ways.
- Vampire Santa (Billy And Mandy Save Christmas). You know what makes this Santa different than most traditional Santas? Well for one thing he's a vampire...and secondly, he's voiced by Gilbert Gottfried.
- Count Dracula (Goosebumps Escape From Horrorland video game). Your eyes are not decieving you, that really is Goldblum as a vampire. He plays a Dracula type role in the Goosebumps Escape From Horrorland video game. I'd love to see Goldblum reprise that role for the upcoming Goosebumps movie wouldn't you?
- Kain (Legacy Of Kain/Soul Reaver series). Blood Omen 2 was one of the first Playstation 2 games we've ever played in which we've played as a villain protagonist yet alone one who is a vampire. I always loved playing as this guy because of all the creative kills.
- Count Duckula (Duckula). The one and only vegetarian vampire next to Bunnicula. There is no one else but Duckula, and best of all - he may be a duck but he doesn't sparkle, he doesn't exist solely as eye-candy for love lorn teenagers, he doesn't have to deal with rashes or bladder issues...he's just a funny classic cartoony vampire with British wit thrown in.
- Amy Peterson (Fright Night 1985). Even in her fully vamped state she's still cute.
- Myotismon (Digimon). One of my personal favorite Digimon villains.

Count Dracula is my favourite vampire regardless of which film. He's just the daddy. Kiefer Sutherlands vampire in the lost boys ,has always stuck with me as looking the coolest. That punk 80's bad boy look suits Kiefer so well.