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25 sexiest vampires
Bloodthirsty rogues to die for
When Bram Stoker penned his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula about an ancient mythical demon that exists by sucking the blood of innocent humans, "sexy" may not have been the direction he saw his villain headed.
Yet almost 100 years on from the writer’s death, the perennial allure of the vampire’s bite is evident in hit books, movies and TV shows centered around the fang-wielding immortal demon. Loyal Twilight fans eagerly await their next movie fix of the brooding, bequiffed and undead Edward Cullen, while insatiable True Blood viewers flock to watch their favourite vamps get busy, Southern style.
Ahead of the 100th anniversary of Stoker's death next month, chart the glamorisation of the ghoul with our coven of 25 screen vampires through history. Let us know which you think is the tastiest on Twitter or in the comments section below...
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House Of Dracula 1945
John Carradine's Count Dracula swooshes his cape… More details
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House Of Dracula 1945
John Carradine's Count Dracula swooshes his cape at a nonplussed Milizia, played by Martha O'Driscoll, in this classic US horror.
The immortal one may not possess the raw magnetism of later movie vampires but that didn't stop the film being a hit with audiences at the time.
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Horror of Dracula 1958
Christopher Lee, the quintessential screen… More details
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Horror of Dracula 1958
Christopher Lee, the quintessential screen vampire, cut his fangs in this 1958 Hammer Horror flick and continued to taste innocent blood in the studio classics right into the 70s.
His widow's peak and pallid complexion barely concealed the actor's striking good looks and statuesque presence and a sexy vampire was born.
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Kiss Of The Vampire 1963
Jacquie Wallis' vampiric Sabena finds a new way… More details
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Kiss Of The Vampire 1963
Jacquie Wallis' vampiric Sabena finds a new way to blot her lipstick.
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Countess Dracula 1971
So, now you know the inspiration for Angelina… More details
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Countess Dracula 1971
So, now you know the inspiration for Angelina Jolie's famous Oscars 2012 pose - Ingrid Pitt as Countess Elisabeth Nadasdy.
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Nosferatu The Vampyre 1979
Nosferatu, a 1922 rip-off of Stoker's Dracula, is… More details
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Nosferatu The Vampyre 1979
Nosferatu, a 1922 rip-off of Stoker's Dracula, is re-imagined for a 70s audience by director Werner Herzog, who maintains the Count's unappealing physical attributes - and throws a spot of groping into the mix.
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The Hunger 1983
The concept of the vampire lends itself nicely to… More details
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The Hunger 1983
The concept of the vampire lends itself nicely to the 80s - a decade ruled by style, money and excess.
Catherine Deneuve plays the beautiful, hip Miriam who convinces her partner John (David Bowie) that her bloodsucking ways have given him the gift of eternal youth.
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Lost Boys 1987
The teen vampire genre is born when a Billy… More details
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Lost Boys 1987
The teen vampire genre is born when a Billy Idol-esque Kiefer Sutherland and big-haired Jami Gertz coolly rev their motorcycles and lead an intimidating gang of fellow bloodsuckers in Joel Schumacher's sleek classic.
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Innocent Blood 1992
"Marie has two appetites, sex and… More details
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Innocent Blood 1992
"Marie has two appetites, sex and blood."
The 1990s vampire revival sees the dark, sinister male Dracula figure turned on its head with Marie (Anne Parillaud), a sexy female vampire with a (sort of) conscience.
She concentrates on bloodsucking only from criminals and forms a close, non-lethal bond with a gang-hunting undercover cop.
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Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992
Gary Oldman's stylish portrayal of the… More details
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Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992
Gary Oldman's stylish portrayal of the cold-blooded Count certainly works for Winona Ryder's Mina.
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Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992
No, Keanu Reeves hasn't overdone the Lynx, his… More details
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Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992
No, Keanu Reeves hasn't overdone the Lynx, his innocent character Jonathan Harker is being mercilessly seduced by the ravenous Brides of Dracula.
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Interview With A Vampire 1994
Stand back - the sexual charge is electric when… More details
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Interview With A Vampire 1994
Stand back - the sexual charge is electric when Tom Cruise's Lestat de Lioncourt takes a chunk out of Louis de Pointe du Lac (Brad Pitt).
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Embrace Of The Vampire 1995
Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp is the handsome… More details
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Embrace Of The Vampire 1995
Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp is the handsome vampire to Alyssa Milano's good girl Charlotte in an erotic horror that Milano hoped would shed her good girl image.
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From Dusk Till Dawn 1996
Salma Hayek's sultry table dance as vampire… More details
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From Dusk Till Dawn 1996
Salma Hayek's sultry table dance as vampire Santanico Pandemonium cast the species in a whole new light.
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer 1997
Angel cops an eyeful of Buffy's jugular, much to… More details
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer 1997
Angel cops an eyeful of Buffy's jugular, much to the delight of teen TV viewers in the late 90s.
Looking more like a sun-kissed rugby player than a deathly demon, David Boreanaz's vampire with a soul was such a hit with viewers he scored his own spin-off show.
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer 1997
Angel's macho looks and do-gooding ways are, for… More details
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer 1997
Angel's macho looks and do-gooding ways are, for some, no match for James Marsters' Spike, with his dark, gothic manner, villainous British accent and catalogue-worthy camera poses.
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Blade 1998
Wesley Snipes' Blade is 50 percent vampire, 50… More details
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Blade 1998
Wesley Snipes' Blade is 50 percent vampire, 50 percent human, 100 percent allure.
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Blade 1998
Stephen Dorff once said, "Vampires to me… More details
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Blade 1998
Stephen Dorff once said, "Vampires to me have always been very sexy" - clearly the angle he was going for as Blade's nemesis, the evil and ambitious Deacon Frost.
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Queen Of The Damned 2002
Ann Rice's Interview with a Vampire sequel is… More details
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Queen Of The Damned 2002
Ann Rice's Interview with a Vampire sequel is famous for the erotic rose-filled bathtub scene in which the queen of the vampires, Akasha (played by the late Aaliyah) enjoys dipping her fangs into Lestat de Lioncourt (Stuart Townsend).
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Underworld 2003
Kate Beckinsale ticks a few male-fantasy boxes as… More details
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Underworld 2003
Kate Beckinsale ticks a few male-fantasy boxes as Selene, a beautiful vampire warrior who wears rubber, a corset and carries a gun.
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Paris, Je T'aime 2006
Before she was a Bond Girl, Olga Kurylenko… More details
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Paris, Je T'aime 2006
Before she was a Bond Girl, Olga Kurylenko channels Megan Fox as a beguiling Parisian vampire who captures the heart of an American tourist (Elijah Wood).
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True Blood 2008
The same year tween-friendly Twilight hit the big… More details
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True Blood 2008
The same year tween-friendly Twilight hit the big screen, grown-ups got their vampire fix in the form of new supernatural TV drama True Blood, which focuses on telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) and her dealings with vampires like the smouldering Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer), in their small Louisiana town.
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True Blood 2009
The second season of the show introduces the… More details
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True Blood 2009
The second season of the show introduces the cold, charming and stunning queen of vampires Sophie-Anne Leclerq, played perfectly by Marilyn Manson's ex-girlfriend, Evan Rachel Wood.
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Lesbian Vampire Killers 2009
Before even Bram Stoker's Dracula came the 1872… More details
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Lesbian Vampire Killers 2009
Before even Bram Stoker's Dracula came the 1872 tale of a lesbian vampire named Carmilla, who selects only female victims as her prey. The story inspired several 20th century vampire movies - and in the 21st century brought us the dubiously titled British comedy horror, Lesbian Vampire Killers.
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Daybreakers 2009
Reluctant vampire and talented blood specialist… More details
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Daybreakers 2009
Reluctant vampire and talented blood specialist Edward Dalton (Ethan Hawke) refuses to whip out his fangs at the sight of a pretty neck in this futuristic sci-fi horror and resolves instead to find a cure for vampirism. Played in Hawke's usual moody, brooding style.
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Twilight 2012
Stephanie Meyer's bestselling novel first made… More details
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Twilight 2012
Stephanie Meyer's bestselling novel first made the big screen in 2008 and the final installment, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part Two is due to hit cinemas in November 2012.
A tiny teaser to the film focuses on Edward Cullen and his new wife Bella in their honeymoon period as they adjust to her vampire status. The movie will see them protecting their daughter, Renesmee, from the Volturi.
Words: Anna Pollitt
Picture credit: Rex Features
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