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Encyclopedia > List of vampire movies

Of the various fictional monsters to be depicted in movies and television throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, the vampire has been one of the most popular. Vampires have appeared as terrifying monsters in an amazing number of movies, so much so that the depiction of vampires in popular culture is strongly based upon their depiction in movies throughout the years. Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... In calendars based on the Christian Era or Common Era, such as the Gregorian calendar, the 21st century is the current century, as of this writing. ... Count Orlok from Nosferatu Vampires are mythical or folkloric creatures said to subsist on human and/or animal blood (hematophagy), often having unnatural powers, heightened bodily functions and the ability to transform. ...


Dracula and his legacy

By far, the most well-known and popular vampire in the movies is Dracula. An amazing number of movies have been filmed over the years depicting the evil Count, some of which are ranked among the greatest depictions of vampires on film. Bela Lugosi as Dracula United States stamp Dracula is a fictional character, inarguably the most famous vampire in literature. ...

Max Schreck as Count Orlok Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (A Symphony of Horrors in German) is a German Expressionist film originally shot in 1922 by F.W. Murnau. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Nosferatu Max Schreck (September 6, 1879–February 19, 1936) was a German actor most often remembered today for his lead role in Nosferatu. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski (October 18, 1926–November 23, 1991): International film actor regarded as one of the best German actors of the second half of the 20th century. ... This DVD cover for the film shows Lugosi in the role which would type-cast him for the rest of his career. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Bela Lugosi as Dracula United States stamp Béla Lugosi was the stage name of actor Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (October 20, 1882–August 16, 1956). ... This DVD cover for the film shows Lugosi in the role which would type-cast him for the rest of his career. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Draculas Daughter begins where the 1931 Lugosi version ends: Dracula has just been killed and now his (apparently bisexual) daughter Countess Marya Zaleska (Gloria Holden) desperately tries to free herself of the curse of vampirism. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... John Carradine (February 5, 1906 - November 27, 1988) was an American actor. ... Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is a 1948 comedy/horror film in which characters played by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello deliver large heavy crates to a wax museum only to discover that the contents -- Frankensteins monster and Dracula -- are neither wax nor dead. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dracula (1958) is the first of a series of Hammer Horror movies inspired by Bram Stokers novel Dracula. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hammer horror refers to a series of gothic horror films produced from the late 1950s until the 1970s by the British film production company Hammer Film Productions Ltd. ... Christopher Lee This article is about the actor. ... Bram Stokers Dracula is a 1992 movie produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Leonard Gary Oldman (born March 21, 1958) is a British actor. ... Dracula: Dead and Loving It is a 1995 movie directed by Mel Brooks. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In contemporary usage, parody is a form of satire that imitates another work of art in order to ridicule it. ... Mel Brooks (born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, writer director, and theatrical producer best known as a creator of broad film farces and parodies. ... Nielsen as Frank Drebin finds himself in an awkward situation with British Queen Elizabeth II (Jeannette Charles) in The Naked Gun. ... Promotional still for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin ONeill, published under the Americas Best Comics imprint of DC Comics. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Van Helsing is a 2004 action / horror film directed by Stephen Sommers. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Roxburgh (born 1 January 1962) is an Australian actor, who has starred in many Australian films and has appeared in prominent supporting roles in a number of Hollywood productions. ... Blade: Trinity is a 2004 movie, directed by David S. Goyer, which is a motion_picture directorial debut for him. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Vampire Compendium - Vampire Movies - Alphabetical (259 words)
The purpose of this vampire movie list is to provide a selection of movies that establishes a broad representation of the vampire in film.
What is listed here is a selection of movies that represents most of the various themes, plots and various ways of presenting a vampire movie.
That said, if you have a personal favorite, or if there is a particular vampire movie you strongly feel I should include on this list that isn't here, feel free to contact me using the e-mail address on the Vampire Compendium entry page, and I'll consider adding it.
Howstuffworks "How Vampires Work" (546 words)
According to the predominant mythology, every vampire was once a human, who, after being bitten by a vampire, died and rose from the grave as a monster.
Vampires crave the blood of the living, whom they hunt during the night.
Vampiric shape-shifters go back thousands of years, but the particular connection to vampire bats is fairly recent.
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