The undead continued to haunt our dreams this year, and no amount of garlic could ward off the fanged eye candy. Vampires were as hot as ever in film and TV, with Johnny Depp starring in the movie remake of the '70s show Dark Shadows and Robert Pattinson reprising his role for a final time in Twilight's Breaking Dawn Part 2. But whether it's the movie stars or the mysterious boys of True Blood or The Vampire Diaries: who would you sink your teeth into?
Kristen Stewart helps bring an end to the Twilight franchise in Breaking Dawn Part 2, out today. No longer an awkward high school student, Kristen's character Bella Swan is now a confident — and lethal — newborn vampire. The end of Twilight might make you think the sun is setting on the undead trend. But last month, just in time for Halloween, Vamps was released, reuniting Clueless director Amy Heckerling with two of the film's actors, Alicia Silverstone and Wallace Shawn. The movie stars Alicia and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23's Krysten Ritter as New York socialites who happen to be undead vampires. Did we mention the love interest is played by Downton Abbey's Matthew Crawley, Dan Stevens?! Female vampires are still having a moment, with Bella emerging as a vampire and Elena sinking her teeth into her new vampire form in The Vampire Diaries. See some of our other favorite female vampires in films and TV now!
Onscreen vampires traditionally struggle with taming their carnal urges, but in Breaking Dawn Part 2 (out Friday) Edward Cullen doesn't have to worry anymore since his wife, Bella, is now a vampire, too. Judging by the book, we can expect more sexual tension and some actual sex in the final installment of Twilight. After playing Barnabas Collins in Dark Shadows earlier this year, Johnny Depp joined the ranks of other vampire eye candy who grace the big and small screens. And while most of these bad-boy vampires have a dark (and bloodthirsty) side, we just can't help but be drawn to their fanged charm. See some of the sexiest vampires in pop culture, and tell us: would you do, dump, or marry them?
What kind of vampire wanders about in daylight, sports no fangs, and politely declines glasses of lukewarm blood? The most popular one in the world! Edward Cullen, who will be taking Bella down the aisle (and to the bedroom) in the fourth Twilight flick Breaking Dawn Part 1 out today.
For a genre born out of the dark side, it's become awfully lighthearted. And it's not just human blood these modern vampires are turning away, Twilight's Edward saves himself for marriage even though he's 100-plus years old. The chaste message has caused many to question if today's vampires in pop culture are setting unrealistic and unhealthy expectations for the young girls fantasizing about finding their own brooding 100-year-old virgin vampire. While boys are receiving a very different message from porn, video games, and action movies.
But the concern does raise another pressing question: when did this blood-sucking villain go soft? See how vampires in pop culture went from scary to sexy.
Have someone on your list that loves digging into whatever vampire lit they can get their hands on? Some of these picks are geared towards die-hard Twilight or True Blood lovers, and others you may never have heard of before. If there's a vampire-lover in your midst, we've got you covered this holiday season with 10 vampire novels they'll be psyched to bite into.
Vampire mania is about to kick into high gear with the Breaking Dawn Part 1 premiere Monday, and then Friday's theater release of the first half of the final Twilight flick! We can already here the Twihard screams. But before the Cullens there was Buffy, and before Buffy there was Count Dracula, and before Count Dracula there were the undead of folklore. We've gone back and investigated some of the more ancient vampire myths, and rounded them up in this quiz. You'll see that the history of vampires is more spooky than sparkly. Find out if you can spot the real myths from the fake!
Vampire attraction is intense! Maybe the women who love them shouldn't, but we've all dated someone we've known was bad for us. And vampires are the ultimate bad boys. With the latest Twilight flick Breaking Dawn Part 1 out Nov. 18, we're reminded how complicated vampires are (and how dangerous it can be having their babies!). They have their own rules, and their own set of problems. Here are 10 reasons we say dating a vampire would suck.
Though Toy Fair was flush with toys lil ones will be clamoring for later this year, it was also packed with toys and gimmicks that were intended to catch the eye of passersby. From large-scale LEGO models to a kiddie-take on the vampire phenomenon, here are the most interesting things I saw at Toy Fair 2011.
