Today in History: Vampires

On this day (May 26) in 1897 Bram Stoker published Dracula essentially opening the subgenre of vampire stories and paving the way for books like Salem's Lot and series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Anita Blake and Twilight. My first completed novel (the never published, In the Dark) was a vampire story and a vampire plays a prominent role in my Occult-tober novel, Blood Ties. Anyone have a favorite vampire book or movie?