Vampire

[Brandon]

When you hear that word, what's the first thing that comes to your mind?

[Sharon]

Being bitten, well if it is by Johnny Depp ;o)

[Robert]

Chris Lee or author, Brian Lumley (now more than ever in an era of "sparkly", romantic vampires.)

[Brandon]

Chris Lee is a great answer, I agree. I think for me, it's that Glick kid from the book 'Salem's Lot. If you haven't read it, let me just say that kid will make you avoid dark windows for years...

[RB]

Lestat.

[Ken B]

Rita wrote: "Lestat."

Ugh! The whiniest vampire of all time!

[RB]

Ken wrote: "Rita wrote: "Lestat."

Ugh! The whiniest vampire of all time!"

No, that would be Louis.

[Ken B]

Rita wrote: "Ken wrote: "Rita wrote: "Lestat."

Ugh! The whiniest vampire of all time!"

No, that would be Louis."

You know, I would have to retract that statement anyway because I am not certain of all these sparkly vampires. They seem like a bunch of whiners to me... not that I have spent any time investigating this...just gagged my way through a couple of movie trailers.

[Ken B]

When I hear vampire..I think Nosferatu. When I hear Dracula...Bela Lugosi.

[RB]

Ken wrote: "Rita wrote: "Ken wrote: "Rita wrote: "Lestat."

Ugh! The whiniest vampire of all time!"

No, that would be Louis."

You know, I would have to retract that statement anyway because I am not certain ..."

Trust me, it's Louis who's the whiny vamp (if you remember the film). You should read Interview With the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat - they are really good and absolutely nothing like the sparkely vampires, trust me - for i truly loathe sparkely vamps :)

[Tressa]

When I hear "vampire" I immediately think of two fangs.

[Ken B]

Rita wrote: "Trust me, it's Louis who's the whiny vamp (if you remember the film). You should read Interview With the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat - they are really good and absolutely nothing like the sparkely vampires, trust me - for i truly loathe sparkely vamps :"

Actually, Rita, I have read more Anne Rice than I care to admit and have favorited "Interview...". If I remember right Lestat was the whiny bitch who dug himself into a hole for a couple of centuries and emerged after hearing rock music to go on and become a rock star in one of the campiest vampire books ever written. Anne Rice jumped the shark with Lestat and sadly kept jumping, jumping, jumping with each successive book. Not a fan!

[Justin]

Dracula!

[Ruschelle]

Max Shreck. Nosferatu. Okay it's a movie, but still a wonderful rendition of Dracula.

[Ken B]

Ruschelle wrote: "Max Shreck. Nosferatu. Okay it's a movie, but still a wonderful rendition of Dracula."

Have you seen "Shadow of the Vampire" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189998/) with John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe? Worth watching if you are a Max Shreck fan!

[Eileen]

Brandon wrote: "When you hear that word, what's the first thing that comes to your mind?"

The first thing that came to mind was, Bela Lugosi.

[Char]

I think of bats.

[Tressa]

Ken wrote: "Ruschelle wrote: "Max Shreck. Nosferatu. Okay it's a movie, but still a wonderful rendition of Dracula."

Have you seen "Shadow of the Vampire" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189998/) with John Ma..."

Ken wrote: "Ruschelle wrote: "Max Shreck. Nosferatu. Okay it's a movie, but still a wonderful rendition of Dracula."

Have you seen "Shadow of the Vampire" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189998/) with John Ma..."

Yes, saw Shadow of the Vampire years ago. It's a good movie.

[Alondra]

Brandon wrote: "When you hear that word, what's the first thing that comes to your mind?"

Salems Lot by Stephen King. That vampire emobodies what vampires are.. heartless, cold and dead. They don't sparkle and could care less if you cry or scream; they just want to rip your throat out. :)

..let me in....

[Renee]

I just read a review of Dark Shadows in another thread. So Barnabas Colins is what comes to mind.

[Brandon]

Alondra wrote: Salems Lot by Stephen King. That vampire emobodies what vampires are.. heartless, cold and dead. They don'..."

"Let me in..."

Yes! That will always be what I think of when I hear the word. :)

[Alondra]

Brandon wrote: "Alondra wrote: Salems Lot by Stephen King. That vampire emobodies what vampires are.. heartless, cold and dead. They don'..."

"Let me in..."

Yes! That will always be what I think of when I hear ..."

exactly... *shudders*

[Scott]

Dark, soulless creatures who prey on us humans.

[Nora aka Diva]

Rita wrote: "Ken wrote: "Rita wrote: "Lestat."

Ugh! The whiniest vampire of all time!"

No, that would be Louis."

Oh who cares, Brad Pitt was super hot as Louis. :)

[Nora aka Diva]

Brandon wrote: "When you hear that word, what's the first thing that comes to your mind?"

Brad Pitt as Louis in Interview with a vampire
or the Immortals after Dark series. :)

[Becky]

immortality

[RB]

Nora aka Diva wrote: "Rita wrote: "Ken wrote: "Rita wrote: "Lestat."

Ugh! The whiniest vampire of all time!"

No, that would be Louis."

Oh who cares, Brad Pitt was super hot as Louis. :)"

LOL

[Renee]

Yes but Tom Cruise was just nasty.

[Justin]

Alright so since I wrote on the Zombies and Werewolves topics I figured I'll go for a trifecta and I will use em all and make a blog about them and post it on here and my site :D.

When I hear the word Vampire the first thing that comes to mind is Dracula, the king of all Vampires. I then think of Bram Stoker and Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration behind Dracula. I then think of Bela Lugosi playing Dracula and then finally think of Anne Rice's Vampire Series. Again Twilight aside( I don't find this to be a serious take on Vampires) Vampires are those creatures where we have actually seen their evolution from hungry lusting creatures to passionate immortals who long to fill the gaping void of loneliness. There are different kinds of Vampires but only one kind of Zombie. So when I hear Vampire I think mostly of an immortal being who may not exactly have that first instinct to kill but rather look for companionship.