by Klownzilla » Sun Jun 27, 2004 9:42 pm
After watching Salem's Lot this week, I've been thinking about all the different types of vampires there are in films. I'm focusing on their nature or origin. Here's what I've come up with:
1. Demonic. Just about every God-fearing vampire can be classified here. Superhuman strength, sunlight-allergic, no reflections in mirrors. This is definitely the most used and it's my favorite type. Most people already know what vampire movies can go here (Dracula, Fright Night, Lost Boys, Salem's Lot, From Dusk til Dawn, etc, etc, etc). These guys (or girls) are some of the more savage bloodsuckers around. They creep around in the shadows, fly around and when they're pissed, they get real ugly.
2. Genetic. The more scientific earth-based bloodsuckers that have no connections to hell. Blade and Underworld are probably the best examples. But aren't some of the Blade vampires supernatural in origin?
3. Alien. Matilda May from Lifeforce belongs here. I don't see too much of this species around. I know there's some flicks from the 60's which use these creatures.
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Klownzilla on Sun Jun 27, 2004 11:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.