Top 5 Vampire Movies

For a horror geek, I don’t really care for vampire flicks.  Maybe it’s because I don’t normally listen to goth music.  Maybe it’s because I don’t wear black for the sake of wearing black.  Maybe it’s because I don’t like them.  Whatever the reason, I’ve never fallen for the films that other rabid gore guzzlers seem to lap up.  Fright Night, The Lost Boys, and Near Dark are all overrated, in my humble opinion.  Not even 1931’s Dracula can woo me with much conviction.  What vampire films are left, you ask?  Well, here are what I consider to be the five greatest bloodsucker bashes of all time.

1.  Horror of Dracula – This Hammer classic revamped (pun intended) the Lugosi version in a refreshing, grandiloquent way.  It’s pure horror to the decaying bone.  The sets are majestic, the atmosphere is bleak, and the imagery would enliven the most unflappable genre buff.  With a cast including Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and Michael Gough, it’s hard to steer off course.




2.  The Night Flier – The most underrated Stephen King adaptation out there.  The story follows a tabloid journalist who is determined to catch “The Night Flier,” a vampire who flies into desolate airports in the middle of the nights and feasts upon the locals.  I never tire of watching this film.  Miguel Ferrer’s performance as the hardened Richard Dees is faultless.  The special effects are first-class for a straight-to-video jotting.  Yes, it was sent barreling to video shelves, but don’t let that deter you.  This is easily the best vampire yarn that no one ever chirps about.