Vampires - My own peculiar proclivities of the vampiric, emanating from the cinematic realm of the undead.
by Sureds | created - 2 weeks ago | updated - 5 days ago | PublicI tend to make lists as complete as possible but on this particular subject there are allready so many wonderful lists that I will limit myself to my personal favorites here. For a wonderful and complete source of knowledge on the subject, do seek out the blog 'Taliesin meets the Vampires' on the web.
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1. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
R | 128 min | Fantasy, Horror, Romance
The centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves
Votes: 238,571 | Gross: $82.52M
2. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
R | 123 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas, Kirsten Dunst
Votes: 347,679 | Gross: $105.26M
3. Subspecies (1991 Video)
R | 83 min | Fantasy, Horror
Three students get caught in the struggle between a good vampire and his evil brother in the Transylvanian mountains.
Director: Ted Nicolaou | Stars: Angus Scrimm, Anders Hove, Irina Movila, Laura Mae Tate
Votes: 4,611
4. Bloodstone: Subspecies II (1993 Video)
R | 86 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Killers of vampires hunt a particularly bad one with a folklore scholar and her sister, back in Transylvania.
Director: Ted Nicolaou | Stars: Anders Hove, Denice Duff, Kevin Spirtas, Melanie Shatner
Votes: 2,577
5. Bloodlust: Subspecies III (1994 Video)
R | 83 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Still in the thrall of the evil vampire Radu, Michelle yearns to be taught the skills of the vampire. Meanwhile, her sister Becky tries to free her from his evil clutches, and this time, she's brought some help.
Director: Ted Nicolaou | Stars: Anders Hove, Denice Duff, Kevin Spirtas, Melanie Shatner
Votes: 2,043
6. Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm (1998)
R | 85 min | Fantasy, Horror
A woman and her friends face a wave of vengeance and war with the undead as the most evil vampire master awakens to forcefully take back the night.
Director: Ted Nicolaou | Stars: Anders Hove, Denice Duff, Jonathon Morris, Ioana Abur
Votes: 1,534
7. Subspecies V: Bloodrise (2023)
80 min | Horror
Stolen by crusaders on the night of his birth, he has no knowledge of his bloodline: his mother is a demon; his father is a vampire. Trained and exploited by a brotherhood of mystic monks ... See full summary »
Director: Ted Nicolaou | Stars: Anders Hove, Denice Duff, Kevin Spirtas, Stasa Nikolic
Votes: 501
8. Vampire Journals (1997 Video)
R | 82 min | Fantasy, Horror
Avenging vampire stalks a king of the vampires in Eastern Europe, slaughters anyone who gets in his way.
Director: Ted Nicolaou | Stars: Jonathon Morris, David Gunn, Kirsten Cerre, Starr Andreeff
Votes: 1,855
9. Dracula, Lord of the Damned (2011 Video)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Transylvania 1872: Jonathon Harker finds himself the unwilling guest of an Undead Medieval Warlord who believes himself to be the Saviour of Men, on a Mission from God to share the gift of ... See full summary »
Directors: Ian Case, Brian Clement, Theodore Trout | Stars: Theodore Trout, David McPherson, Amanda Lisman, Denise Brown
Votes: 58
10. The Last Vampyre on Earth (2013)
TV-MA | 95 min | Horror
Fleeing a cataclysm of unimaginable origin, Catherine Murnau finds herself trapped in a nightmare while holed up in a crumbling warehouse where a cryptic classified "human predator," has ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Falicki | Stars: April Basile, Daniel Falicki, Jason Roth, Ryan Lieske
Votes: 95
11. Montrak (2017)
121 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
In Germany, more and more people are disappearing. Behind the mysterious missing person cases are no suspected wolf attacks, but vampires, which have their origin in the Middle Ages.
Director: Stefan Schwenk | Stars: Dustin Semmelrogge, Ralph Stieber, Matthias Reichstein, Nadine Petry
Votes: 152
12. Crimson Winter (2013)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy
Humans massacred their race, wrote them out of history, and pushed them into myth... Now in the midst of a Vampire civil war, an exiled Vampire prince has escaped into the mountains of the ... See full summary »
Director: Bryan Ferriter | Stars: Bryan Ferriter, Nick Milodragovich, Kailey Michael Portsmouth, Ryan Pfeiffer
Votes: 450
13. Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)
R | 91 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
A master swordsman and former soldier and his hunchbacked assistant hunt vampires.
Director: Brian Clemens | Stars: Horst Janson, John Carson, Shane Briant, Caroline Munro
Votes: 5,695 | Gross: $0.12M
14. The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
R | 89 min | Action, Horror
In China, Professor Van Helsing helps eight kung fu-trained siblings reclaim their ancestral mountain village, now the domain of seven powerful vampires and their army of undead slaves.
Directors: Roy Ward Baker, Cheh Chang | Stars: Peter Cushing, David Chiang, Julie Ege, Han-Chen Wang
Votes: 4,939
15. Blood and Bone China (2012)
107 min | Horror
It is 1897 and a city is in turmoil; poor souls are being taken, vanishing without a trace. When the local doctor disappears, word travels to his brother, a young country vet by the name of... See full summary »
Director: Chris Stone | Stars: Anthony Miles, Rachel Shenton, John James Woodward, David Lemberg
Votes: 67
16. Midnight Mass (2021)
TV-MA | 64 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An isolated island community experiences miraculous events - and frightening omens - after the arrival of a charismatic, mysterious young priest.
Stars: Kate Siegel, Zach Gilford, Kristin Lehman, Samantha Sloyan
Votes: 144,745
17. Death Rider in the House of Vampires (2021)
Not Rated | 92 min | Horror, Western
In the Wild West, the mysterious Death Rider enters a dangerous Vampire Sanctuary where the price of admission is one female virgin.
Director: Glenn Danzig | Stars: Devon Sawa, Julian Sands, Kim Director, Ashley Wisdom
Votes: 325
18. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Horror
Two criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in a truck stop populated by vampires, with chaotic results.
Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Juliette Lewis, Quentin Tarantino
Votes: 340,822 | Gross: $25.75M
19. From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999 Video)
R | 88 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Five career criminals gather in Mexico to pull off a bank heist. They soon realize that they are up against far more frightening creatures than the police pursuing them.
Director: Scott Spiegel | Stars: Robert Patrick, Bo Hopkins, Duane Whitaker, Muse Watson
Votes: 17,412
20. From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (1999 Video)
R | 94 min | Horror, Thriller, Western
Set 100 years ago in Mexico, this horror/western is the story of the birth of the vampire princess Santanico Pandemonium.
Director: P.J. Pesce | Stars: Marco Leonardi, Michael Parks, Ara Celi, Jordana Spiro
Votes: 12,604
21. The Night Flier (1997)
R | 97 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
A reporter is on the trail of a vampiric murderer who travels by plane.
Director: Mark Pavia | Stars: Miguel Ferrer, Julie Entwisle, Dan Monahan, Michael H. Moss
Votes: 12,024 | Gross: $0.13M
22. The Strain (2014–2017)
TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism ravages the city of New York.
Stars: Corey Stoll, David Bradley, Kevin Durand, Jonathan Hyde
Votes: 87,101
23. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
PG | 107 min | Drama, Horror
Count Dracula moves from Transylvania to Wismar, spreading the Black Plague across the land. Only a woman pure of heart can bring an end to his reign of horror.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor
Votes: 40,566
24. Vampire in Venice (1988)
TV-MA | 97 min | Horror
Professor Paris Catalano visits Venice, to investigate the last known appearance of the famous vampire Nosferatu during the carnival of 1786.
Directors: Augusto Caminito, Klaus Kinski | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Barbara De Rossi, Yorgo Voyagis, Anne Knecht
Votes: 1,480
25. Nosferatu (1922)
Not Rated | 94 min | Fantasy, Horror
Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.
Director: F.W. Murnau | Stars: Max Schreck, Alexander Granach, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder
Votes: 105,502
26. Tale of a Vampire (1992)
R | 93 min | Horror, Drama, Romance
Condemned to life without end, and to an undying passion for a lost love he can never find, a vampire stalks a beautiful young woman.
Director: Shimako Sato | Stars: Julian Sands, Suzanna Hamilton, Kenneth Cranham, Marian Diamond
Votes: 792
27. Cronos (1992)
R | 94 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook, Margarita Isabel
Votes: 33,141 | Gross: $0.62M
28. Savage Creatures (2020)
75 min | Horror
On the eve of Judgement Day, predatory cannibals abduct two young vagabond women harboring a shocking secret - they are ancient Vampires. Following a bloody clash, the Vampires are suddenly... See full summary »
Director: Richard Lowry | Stars: Greg Travis, Cean Okada, Victoria Steadman, Ryan Quinn Adams
Votes: 1,278
29. Perfect Creature (2006)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
The vampire myth is given a stylish 1960s treatment, where a human cop partners with a vampire cop to stop a vamp bent on creating a war between the two "separate but equal" races.
Director: Glenn Standring | Stars: Dougray Scott, Saffron Burrows, Leo Gregory, Scott Wills
Votes: 5,705
30. The Dead Matter (2010)
TV-MA | 90 min | Fantasy, Horror
Tells the story of a vampire relic with occult powers that falls into the hands of a grief-stricken young woman who will do anything to contact her dead brother.
Director: Edward Douglas | Stars: Andrew Divoff, Jason Carter, Tom Savini, Sean Serino
Votes: 1,057
31. Interview with the Vampire (2022– )
TV-MA | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Based on Anne Rice's iconic novel, follow Louis de Pointe's epic story of love, blood and the perils of immortality, as told to the journalist Daniel Molloy.
Stars: Assad Zaman, Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid, Eric Bogosian
Votes: 22,324
32. Dracula: The Dark Prince (2013)
R | 100 min | Action, Fantasy
In his search for the Lightbringer, Dracula crosses paths with a beautiful crusader named Alina who bears a remarkable resemblance to his murdered bride. One look at her and Dracula is ... See full summary »
Director: Pearry Reginald Teo | Stars: Luke Roberts, Kelly Wenham, Ben Robson, Holly Earl
Votes: 1,829
33. The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)
R | 118 min | Fantasy, Horror
A crew sailing from Varna (Bulgaria) by the Black Sea to England find that they are carrying very dangerous cargo.
Director: André Øvredal | Stars: Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, David Dastmalchian
Votes: 49,376
34. Blood Shot (2013)
96 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
Rip is a cop whose life falls apart as he peruses an indestructible vampire. Unknown to him, the vampire is a clandestine hitman from CIA. They must unite to stop a Russian nuclear bomb.
Director: Dietrich Johnston | Stars: Brennan Elliott, Michael Bailey Smith, Brad Dourif, Lance Henriksen
Votes: 873
35. Gabriel (2008– )
Drama
Gabriel is a vampire who after loosing his human friend of a lifetime to old age seeks a priest's help to redeem his soul.
Stars: Chayanne, Angélica Celaya, Juan David Ferrer, Sebastian Ligarde
Votes: 54
36. Forever Knight (1992–1996)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror
800-year-old vampire Nick Knight quests for redemption as a cop in Toronto, trying to hide his vampiric nature from the rest of the world.
Stars: Geraint Wyn Davies, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett, Deborah Duchene
Votes: 3,062
37. Nick Knight (1989 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 92 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror
When a detective tries to cure himself of his vampirism, he is confronted by the monster whose curse turned him into a blood-sucking creature.
Director: Farhad Mann | Stars: Rick Springfield, John Kapelos, Robert Harper, Richard Fancy
Votes: 581
38. Priest (2011)
PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A warrior priest disobeys church law to track down a pact of vampires who have kidnapped his niece.
Director: Scott Stewart | Stars: Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Karl Urban
Votes: 124,171 | Gross: $29.14M
39. Kindred: The Embraced (1996)
60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Julian Luna, the undead Prince of the City, leads the Vampire Clans as he falls in love with Caitlin, a human reporter.
Stars: Stacy Haiduk, Erik King, Patrick Bauchau, Brigid Brannagh
Votes: 2,962
40. Vampires (1998)
R | 108 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
Recovering from an ambush that killed his entire team, a vengeful vampire slayer must retrieve an ancient Catholic relic that, should it be acquired by vampires, will allow them to walk in sunlight.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith
Votes: 63,784 | Gross: $20.24M
41. Vampires: Los Muertos (2002)
R | 93 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
A vampire hunter and a priest fight a band of the walking dead in Mexico.
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace | Stars: Jon Bon Jovi, Cristián de la Fuente, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Arly Jover
Votes: 8,048
42. Vampires: The Turning (2004)
R | 84 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
An American muay-thai fighter in Thailand must join forces with a group of vampire hunters to track down and kill a vampire lord who has kidnapped his gilfriend.
Director: Martin Jay Weiss | Stars: Colin Egglesfield, Stephanie Chao, Roger Yuan, Patrick Bauchau
Votes: 1,958
43. Dracula 3D (2012)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
Asia Argento stars in horror legend Dario Argento's sexy spin on the classic tale about the sharp-toothed count who craves human blood.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Thomas Kretschmann, Marta Gastini, Asia Argento, Unax Ugalde
Votes: 5,318 | Gross: $0.01M
44. Salem's Lot (1979)
PG | 100 min | Horror
A novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.
Stars: David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin, Bonnie Bedelia
Votes: 27,498
45. A Return to Salem's Lot (1987)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A man and his son vacation to the quiet vampire populated town of Salem's Lot.
Director: Larry Cohen | Stars: Michael Moriarty, Samuel Fuller, Ricky Addison Reed, Andrew Duggan
Votes: 4,571
46. Salem's Lot (2004)
TV-14 | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Writer Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot and discovers that it is being terrorized by vampires.
Stars: Rob Lowe, Andre Braugher, Donald Sutherland, Samantha Mathis
Votes: 11,312
47. BloodRayne (2005)
R | 95 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
In the eighteenth century, a vampire escapes from the freak show, in which she once participated, and teams up with a group of vampire slayers to kill the man who raped her mother.
Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Kristanna Loken, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Madsen
Votes: 37,206 | Gross: $2.41M
48. Byzantium (2012)
R | 118 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Residents of a coastal town learn, with deathly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought shelter at a rundown hotel.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Arterton, Sam Riley, Caleb Landry Jones
Votes: 45,963 | Gross: $0.08M
49. Angel of the Night (1998)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Horror
Rebecca inherits her grandmother's gothic mansion and celebrates by bringing her best friend and her boyfriend for a weekend. While exploring the crypts, they find an old dusty book, which gives a detailed description of a vampire's life.
Director: Shaky González | Stars: Maria Stokholm, Mette Louise Holland, Tomas Villum Jensen, Svend Johansen
Votes: 893
50. A Short Film About John Bolton (2003)
Not Rated | 27 min | Short
A documentary film crew takes a look at the inspirations behind artist John Bolton's paintings.
Director: Neil Gaiman | Stars: John O'Mahony, Marcus Brigstocke, Carolyn Backhouse, Jonathan Ross
Votes: 285
51. Chapelwaite (2021–2023)
TV-MA | 516 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In the 1850s, Captain Charles Boone relocates his family to his ancestral home in the small, sleepy town of Preacher's Corners. Charles will soon have to confront the secrets of his family's history and fight to end the darkness.
Stars: Adrien Brody, Emily Hampshire, Jennifer Ens, Sirena Gulamgaus
Votes: 12,090
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