"It's fitting that vampires have had such a long cinematic life, and this is largely due to the various rich themes and gothic story elements that have sustained these creatures of the night, embedding them in our imaginations and our nightmares. The inherent corruption of the upper class, warring against Christianity, xenophobia, and the cold darkness of superstition are such prevalent themes in vampire films, as are the ever-shifting/evolving social mores, sexual underpinnings and blood-flecked violence that keep audiences on the hook.
The vampire populates the films listed here, which are arguably lesser known pictures, and with them the tragic overtones that have some of the most appeal for these folkloric antiheroes. Enjoy these films, but move quickly through this list, for the dead travel fast!"
