The world is crazy for vampires at the moment! they're everywhere... and the cause of this pandemic is none other than a series of 'tween' books written my an American housewife come superstar over night! Que Stephanie Meyers now cult tween series 'The Twilight Saga'The series follows the dramatic twists and turns of a young girl falling in love with a vampire then being left by the vampire and then falling in love with a werewolf only for the vampire come back again and snatch her away in a whirlwind of white lace and ornate flower arrangements that concludes in their wedding of all things!
It's every girls dream at the minute to fall for a beautiful young man who turns out to be a blood thirsty vampire.
But vampires haven't always been popular, look back to 1922 when Nosferatu made his first feature length appearance, now he was no looker, girls where screaming to get away from him not closer! another devilishly decrepit looking vamp... Count Dracula, now this young/old/never ageing man has had films made about him for years, and not once has he looked as good as a vampire now. Although Gary Oldman in 'Bram Stokers Dracula' doesn't look too bad, just not as good as Cullen up top!
Vampire films have been around since the good ol'days of the silent film, adapting each time to fit the era. The most popular literature adaptation (apart from 'Twilight'!) is Bram Stokers 'Dracula' with over 170 versions to date (including TV film) by 2005 'Dracula has been the subject in more fictional films than any other character.
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