Among these vampires, which one is your favorite?

[Angelus]

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. Lestat was a total badass

[Angelus]

3. Pfft....Lestat is a wuss...

compared to Angelus. :evilgrin:

[Whitacre D_WI]

2. My master is the greatest vampi... hey, is that a bug?

[fudge stripe cookays]

7. Rrrrrrrrrrenfield! Where are you?

[Whitacre D_WI]

12. Of course, since bringing up Renfield...

...I now have Alice Cooper's "Ballad of Dwight Frye" stuck in my head.

Not that that's a bad thing, mind you. ;)

[fudge stripe cookays]

15. Ever seen "Knock"?

the Nosferatu version of Renfield? His hilarious grabbing of flies is extra funny because of the silent melodrama.

[Whitacre D_WI]

17. I am ashamed to say....

...I have not seen "Nosferatu."

[meegbear]

4. Nosfertu

How come he's not in the list?

[Angelus]

5. You mean Nosferatu?

I didn't put it on the list because I don't know who the hell it is...:shrug:

[fudge stripe cookays]

13. Vampire film created by F.W. Murnau in 1922...

one of the classic silent films. It borrowed HEAVILY from Dracula (so much so the guy was sued by Bram Stoker's widow!)

But oh so creepy!

Remade in 1979 with Klaus Kinski.

From amazon.com: As noted critic Pauline Kael observed, "... this first important film of the vampire genre has more spectral atmosphere, more ingenuity, and more imaginative ghoulish ghastliness than any of its successors." Some really good vampire movies have been made since Kael wrote those words, but German director F.W. Murnau's 1922 version remains a definitive adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Created when German silent films were at the forefront of visual technique and experimentation, Murnau's classic is remarkable for its creation of mood and setting, and for the unforgettably creepy performance of Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a.k.a. the blood-sucking predator Nosferatu. With his rodent-like features and long, bony-fingered hands, Schreck's vampire is an icon of screen horror, bringing pestilence and death to the town of Bremen in 1838. (These changes of story detail were made necessary when Murnau could not secure a copyright agreement with Stoker's estate.) Using negative film, double-exposures, and a variety of other in-camera special effects, Murnau created a vampire classic that still holds a powerful influence on the horror genre. (Werner Herzog's 1978 film Nosferatu the Vampyre is both a remake and a tribute, and Francis Coppola adopted many of Murnau's visual techniques for Bram Stoker's Dracula.) Seen today, Murnau's film is more of a fascinating curiosity, but its frightening images remain effectively eerie. --Jeff Shannon

Check out the movie "Shadow of the Vampire" from a few years ago for a tongue-in-cheek look at 'what really happened' when Murnau hired a real vampire to play Schreck.

[DrWeird]

6. I like the count from Vampire Hunter D.

In fact, that was the last good vampire movie I can remember seeing.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

8. I've been dying to see that!

I'm guessing you would put your seal of approval on it?

[DrWeird]

16. Yeah, it's pretty good.

They should have it at your local video store. It's pretty old by modern standards but it's aging well.

[Whitacre D_WI]

9. I like the Count from Sesame Street.

And Count Blah from "Greg the Bunny."

[DrWeird]

18. Did the Count ever kill a guy and suck his blood?

Did they ever do that on Sesame Street?

[Whitacre D_WI]

19. Yes. But it was completely justifiable.

That Mr. Hooper was fucking annoying.

[Another Bill C.]

10. It's got to be Graf Orlok

from Nosferatu and played by Max Shreck. It's available on DVD but it's better if you can watch one of the old movie prints.

[dedhed]

11. Dracula...

... Gary Oldman's was the best.

:bounce:

[1monster]

14. Barnabas Collins... The original Vampire with a HEART and conscience

But truth to tell, at thirteen, I had a really hard time deciding whether I had the biggest crush on Barnabas (Jonathan Frid) or his Warewolf cousin /Quentin Collins (David Selby). }(

I still have a soft spot for Dark Shadows. That was one terrific hoot of a melodrama soap... Even the remake mini series was good.

edit: Thinking about those guys got me so dewy-eyed with memory that I didn't notice the typos.

:crazy: :loveya:

[nini]

20. That show was great

we were glued to the TV every day.


Barnabas rules!

[Unperson 309]

25. Go, BARNABAS!

I'd have to say, in order of preference, my top favorite vampires would be:

1. St. Germain
2. Barnabas Collins
3. Morbius (Marvel Comix)
4. Dracula (again Marvel)
5. Vampirella

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[damnraddem]

21. Very much other! I was expecting to see such choices as:

Dubya, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Ashcroft, and so on.

[Angelus]

22. I wouldn't consider them vampires....

they're more like zombies.

[roguevalley]

23. I get a kick out of Spike. He's like an abused wife. LOL!

[Angelus]

24. Yeah...poor guy...

he's a hopeless romantic. :(

[Unperson 309]

26. Ahh, Spike!

"I may be love's bitch, but at least I'm man enough to admit it!"
-- Spike

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[Angelus]

27. ROFL

That quote is hilarious. It fits me to a "T". :(

[Bridget Burke]

28. "Max Shreck" as played by Willem Dafoe in "Shadow of the Vampire"

The movie purports to tell the real story of the making of "Nosferatu". Director F W Murnau (played by John Malkovich) has found a real vampire to play the lead. Moody & a bit funny--in a grisly way.