Hit List
Sun Herald
Sunday December 14, 2008
Five vampire movies to get your blood pumping.
Nosferatu (1922)This silent black-and-white movie has stood the test of time. Why? Because Max Schreck's turn as Orlok, the bald vampire with the oversized hands and hideous fangs, is still as scary as hell.The Lost Boys (1987)Named after Peter Pan's gang, this vampire flick had all the right ingredients for an '80s classic: comedy, horror, romance, the two Coreys (Haim and Feldman) and mullets on otherwise nice-looking young men.Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)Keanu's acting is as stiff as a corpse and Winona's accent is woeful, but Anthony Hopkins' Van Helsing calmly beheading a bride of Dracula is enough to give you the chills.Interview With The Vampire (1994)"I'm flesh and blood, but not human. I haven't been human for 200 years." So begins Louis' (Brad Pitt) sordid tale of bloodlust and Gothic guilt with his partner in crime, Lestat (Tom Cruise).Twilight (2008)It's The OC with fangs. Pretty schoolgirl (Kirsten Stewart) falls in love with sultry bad boy (Robert Pattinson) - only to find out he's a 108-year-old creature of the night and his fellow vampires don't approve of the match.
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