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Creatures of unspeakable horror lurk beneath this town as a teenage girl is suddenly torn between two vampire brothers.

Imperfect but entertaining,First Killand the girls' Shakespearian-coded romance are worth your time.

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Running for seven seasons,True Blood’s credibility-straining naughtinessdid overstay its welcome.

Those initial seasons, however,serve up the perfect recipe for addictive, guilty pleasure TV.

Now, the sultryvampire seductress Santanico Pandemonium(Eiza Gonzalez) doesn’t perish in a climatic bar fight.

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The lives, loves, dangers and disasters in the town, Mystic Falls, Virginia. Creatures of unspeakable horror lurk beneath this town as a teenage girl is suddenly torn between two vampire brothers.

A Texas Ranger is in hot pursuit of the infamous Gecko brothers and their hostages.

They all end up trapped in a desert bar secretly run by vampires and discover a vampire conspiracy.

Because of Vanessa’s heritage, vampires who drink her blood revert to their human forms.

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What psychological toll does that shift take?

Rose Hathaway(Sisi Stringer) is a Dhampir, the child of a vampire and a human.

Charming and lush,Vampire Academyharkens back to the YA supernatural boom anddeserves more than 10 episodes.

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The result of Harkness' curiosity is her ongoingAll Soulsseries (five books and counting!).

In 2018, the sensuous, clever, and hypnoticA Discovery of Witchesadaptation premiered itsfirst of three seasons.

Historian, professor, and reluctant witch Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer) prefers to live as a human.

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Diana Bishop, historian and witch, accesses Ashmole 782 and knows she must solve its mysteries.

And despite their considerable age, their personalities don’t remain static.

Under the right circumstances, even vampires can grow.

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Some ofBuffy’saspects haven’t aged well.

WithoutBuffy’s influence, it’s safe to assume thatteen supernatural dramas likeThe Vampire Diarieswouldn’t exist.

Between her impact, prolific output, and longevity,none of them can touch the lateAnne Rice.

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As rendered by Jones, the intuitive adaptationelevates the material’s potentialwhile honoring its tremendous existing success.

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Eric and Sookie stand together in True Blood

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Kisa (Eiza González) touching Ritchie Gecko’s (Zane Holtz) right cheek in From Dusk till Dawn: The Series

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A Texas Ranger is in hot pursuit of the infamous Gecko brothers and their hostages. They all end up trapped in a desert bar secretly run by vampires and discover a vampire conspiracy.

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Two women in the SyFy series ‘Van Helsing’

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Van Helsing is a supernatural-horror television series created for SyFy and stars a future descendant of legendary vampire hunter Van Helsing as she battles to protect humanity. Vanessa Van Helsing lives in an era where vampires are now dominant, and society is on its last legs. Fortunately for everyone, Vanessa’s latent ability allows her to turn vampires back into human beings, painting a target on her back from her blood-sucking foes.

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In a prestigious academy for vampires, a dhampir guardian-in-training and her royal Moroi best friend balance the trials of their education with the looming threat of Strigoi, malevolent vampires.

Dracula and Lisa, voiced by Graham McTavish and Emily Swallow, hold hands and lock eyes in Castlevania.

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Matthew Clairmont (Matthew Goode) holds a distressed Diana (Teresa Palmer) in A Discovery of Witches.

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Diana Bishop, historian and witch, accesses Ashmole 782 and knows she must solve its mysteries. She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he’s a vampire and witches should never trust vampires.

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Klaus looking off camera in The Originals

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Buffy, played Sarah Michelle Gellar, and her friends in ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 7, Episode 22.

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A young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.

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Louis (Jacob Anderson) looks slightly off-screen and raises a glass of blood in Interview with the Vampire

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Based on Anne Rice’s iconic novel, follow Louis de Pointe’s epic story of love, blood and the perils of immortality, as told to the journalist Daniel Molloy.

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