Vampires do exist. Whatever you might believe. We live in a world of glorious movies, and vampires roam the senses just like thousands of other entities and forms alike. This very editor has been itching to get this huge poll underway for some time. Diving into my own viewing back catalogue of blood-thirsty motion pictures to try and figure out anything close to a ‘best’ list. And the anticipation of seeing what a vampire movie list would look like when a film-loving collective throw their favourites into the mix.
The task is simple then, dear friends. Scroll down and write us a list of a maximum of 10 vampire flicks you claim to be immortal. Doesn’t have to be 10 of course, but the more the bloody merrier. You can list them in rank order (a simple yes or no option at the end) if you wish. They can be your personal favourites or what you deem universally of the highest esteem. I will leave it completely up to you as to what constitutes an actual vampire movie. But no doubt there will still be blood. And all films submitted can be live action, animated, documentaries etc.
Additionally, we will pool together some vampire-lovers to discuss it in a recorded podcast / video or whatever we decide. And the name, email and website is purely optional. Get your lists into us as soon as you can and we can get this finalised greatest vampire movies list out for Halloween. If you have any questions please do shout by emailing me whenever you like – preferably after dark.
Okay, I’ll bite. My ten favourites (in no particular order) — not including Sinners as I’d like it to settle for a year first 😉
Let the Right One In (Sweden)
Thirst (South Korea)
Only Lovers Left Alive (UK)
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (US/Iran)
Nosferatu the Vampyre (Germany/France)
Near Dark (US)
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (US)
The Lost Boys (US)
The Hunger (UK)
Dracula, Pages from a Virgin’s Diary (Canada)