'Dracula'

Hollywood's Most Dashing Undead

Frances Dade and Bela Lugosi are a legendary pair in the 1931 version of “Bram Stoker’s Dracula." (Photo: Universal)

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'Dracula' Frances Dade and Bela Lugosi are a legendary pair in the 1931 version of “Bram Stoker’s Dracula." (Photo: Universal)
'Nosferatu' He’s more scared of you then you are of him, we swear. F.W. Murnau's classic vampire film "Nosferatu” was so close to “Bram Stoker's Dracula” that Stoker's widow took him to court. (Photo: Jofa-Atelier Berlin-Johannisthal)
'Shadow of the V... "Shadow of the Vampire" follows the fictionalized pact that Director F.W. Murnau made with a real vampire to get him to star in the 1922 classic "Nosferatu." Willem Dafoe and John Malkovich star. (Lions Gate)
'Black Sunday' If you’re planning to exact your revenge for an ill-fated stake to the face, you might as well look lovely doing it. Mario Bava’s Italian horror masterpiece set the stage for some frightening films to come. (American International Pictures)
'Dracula' Lawrence Olivier and Frank Langella moved from stage to screen for the 1979 version of “Dracula." (Universal)
'Blood for Dracu... Otherwise known as "Andy Warhol’s Dracula," this film is a saucy 60’s take on the classic story. (Bryanston Pictures)
'Bram Stoker's D... Winona Ryder, Gary Oldman and Anthony Hopkins make up an all-star cast in Francis Ford Coppola's interpretation of the Dracula story.(Columbia)
'Interview with ... Before there was Scientology, there was bloodsucking. A not-so-sweet Kirsten Dunst and an incredibly stiff Tom Cruise do evil Hollywood-style in the on-screen adaptation of Anne Rice’s “Interview with the Vampire." (Geffen)
'Love at First B... After getting evicted from his castle by the Communist Transylvanian government, the Count is forced to head to the Big Apple where he discovers a less than tasty array of potential victims. George Hamilton and Arte Johnson star in “Love at First Bite.” (Melvin Simon Productions)
'Once Bitten' Jim Carrey and Lauren Hutton star in this 80’s teen sex romp about a one night stand that has the potential to last an eternity. (The Samuel Goldwyn Company)
'Fright Night' First your neighbor turns out to be a vampire, then he bites your weird best friend, steals your girlfriend and takes her out dancing at a cheesy club. Plus, the only one who will listen to you is Roddy McDowell. Chris Sarandon stars as vampy neighbor Jerry Dandrudge in Sony Pictures “Fright Night.” (Sony Pictures)
'Buffy the Vampi... There’s a lot at stake for Buffy when she falls in love with not one but two dishy bloodsuckers. Watch out! If Spike doesn’t get you with his teeth, his cheek bones could certainly do some damage. (Online USA / Getty Images)
'Angel' David Boreanaz made teens everywhere swoon with one look into his undead eyes. While he couldn’t save his relationship with Buffy, he found he could save souls(and his career) in his spin-off "Angel."
'Moonlight' There aren’t many jobs that the undead can do, but a nocturnal lifestyle naturally lends itself to the P.I. profession. Alex O’Loughlin plays vampire Mick St. John (how’s that for a name?) in the short-lived series "Moonlight." (Warner Brothers)
'Nosferatu' Herzog’s Nosfertu tale is more depressing than most not only because Klaus Kinski plays the thirsty Count, but because it’s the vampire who desperately wants to die. You almost feel sorry for poor guy. (Anchor Bay Entertainment)
'Blade' Loosely based on the Marvel Comic of the same name, Wesley Snipes plays a man with vampire blood who teams up with crackers Kris Kristofferson to hunt down a vampire who just wants to have fun.(New Line Cinema)
'Blacula'/ 'Scre... This is what happens when the awesome genre of 70’s exploitation refuses to die. William Marshall is one bad blood sucka in "Scream Blacula Scream." (American International)
'From Dusk ‘Till... What’s scarier than a brothel full of vampires on the Mexican border? How about Juliette Lewis's bad southern accent? (Miramax)
'Dracula: Dead a... Mel Brooks's spoof of the classic Dracula legend puts the last nail in the coffin of undead humor.(Castle Rock)
'Wes Craven Pres... Sometimes even Dracula has a bad day at the office, especially when he wakes to find Carfax Abbey is now contained in an office building. (Warner Brothers)
'Queen of the Da... British heartthrob Stuart Townsend and former pop star Aaliyah star in the modernized and cheese-ified vampire story “Queen of the Damned.” (Warner Brothers)
'Underworld'/ 'U... "Romeo and Juliet" gets an evil twist when vampire and werewolf fall in love. (Screen Gems)
'The Hunger' Bela Lugosi may be dead, but “new romantic” is alive and well in this 80's bloodsucker tale starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie and Susan Sarandon.(MGM)
'Vampire's Kiss' A neurotic New Yorker thinks he might be a vampire after a dark encounter with a black clad neck-biter. (MGM/UA Home Entertainment)
'Night Watch' Substitute rival Russian mafia clans for supernatural warriors and the Moscow in “Night Watch” isn’t that different from Moscow today.(Fox Searchlight)
'Day Watch' Day or night the little boy in Timur Bekmambetov’s apocalyptic trillers is terrifying.(Even if he kind of resembles Zuul) (Fox Searchlight)
'Salem's Lot' Who said you can never go home again? Well, if you’re David Soul you might not want to. (Warner Bros.)
'The Lost Boys' In the immortal words of Edgar Frog: “If you try to stop us, or vamp out in any way, I'll stake you without even thinking twice about it!” (Warner Brothers)
'True Blood' When charming southern vampire Bill Compton comes a-callin’ you’d better hide your granddaughter. HBO gives the term "necking" new meaning in their modern southern gothic tale, "True Blood." (HBO)
'Twilight' Robert Pattinson stars Edward Cullen in the much-anticipated teen-meets-vampire love story, "Twilight." (Summit)