An addict is someone who is obsessed with an activity or substance.Β It could be anything from drugs to pizza; to shoes to sci fiction.Β I don’t consider myself an addictive type of person.Β I don’t own a thousand pairs of shoes and only have wine on occasion.Β However, I am fixated onΒ vampires. I love vampires.Β I can’t get enough of them in books, movies, television, you name it.Β I think this may have driven my parents a little crazy as a teen but once I was out of the house, I could indulge my addiction as much as I wanted.
The firstΒ vampire I rememberΒ that had an impact on meΒ was from the movie Love at First Bite.Β Ok, I might be dating myself a bit there, but there was something about George Hamilton and that crazy guy who played Wrenfield. Of course, I watch that movie now and think it was super cheesy. The next vampires that showed up on my radarΒ were The Lost Boys. I watched that movie adΒ nauseum. I had theΒ entire thing memorized and wished I could live in California, dress like Star, and party with Jason Patric. That movie set the bar for the next several years. Vampires were all about big hair, sleeping all day, and partying all night.
By this time, my family was aware of my addiction and began to act as enablers. My aunt told me about a novel calledΒ Interview with the Vampire.Β Ahhhh… my next fix.Β This novel took the vampire and madeΒ him into a tragic, misunderstood creature.Β Poor Louis hated himself for what he had become and decided to live on animals rather than people.Β While Lestat was all about the vampire power trip. Throw the vampire child Claudia into the mix and it made for a compelling story.Β Anne Rice went on toΒ write an entire series of the novels entitled the Vampire Chronicles.
My next obsession arrived with a watcher, a blond ponytail, and a gang of sidekicks. BuffyΒ the Vampire Slayer and her posse saved the fictional Sunnydale from certain doom from 1997 to 2003. The show had witty writing, interesting plots, and tons of vampires and demons. In 1999, Joss Whedon created a spin off entitled Angel which featured Buffy’s ex moving to Los Angeles and opening a detective agency to help peopleΒ with supernatural problems.Β Angel ended in 2004 which had me searching for a new fix.
During this time, I stumbled upon the Twilight series. What caught my eye at the book store was the book cover. I picked up the book and devoured the series. While I loved the book series, I haven’t been a huge fan of the movies. But they are out there if you are in need of a vampire fix.
In 2007, Moonlight came to the small screen.Β This sexy little series featured a vampire named Mick St John as a private investigator who falls in love with a human named Beth.Β This smart show was a victim of the writer’s strike in 2008 and only had 12 episodes before it was cancelled.
There was a noticeable lack of vampires on the tube after that, so I turned to the printed wordΒ and found the House ofΒ Night series by P.C. and Kristen Cast. The series poses that vampirism is a physical, genetic change that teenagers go through, similar to puberty. However, there is the possibility that their bodies reject the change and they die.Β In the Cast’s series, vampyres have learned to coexist with humans.Β At least temporarily.Β I have a special affinity for this series as the authors are from my home town.
The latest offering on the television has been The Vampire Diaries. The story follows a pair of brothers who were turned into vampires by the same woman in the 1800’s. While the plots can be a bit sophomoric, Damon Salvatore is my new favorite vampire. There is just something about his eyes.
My vampire familiars have run the gamut from silly to sexy and while my addiction has changed over the years, there is always a new vampire story waiting in the wings.
have you read Charlaine Harris’s Southern Vampire Series aka Sookie Stackhouse books. It’s not your daughter’s vampire series. Also the basis of True Blood on HBO. I love them. Also, Meg Cabot has a vampire book out, Insatiable. I love vampires too ξ
I read several of them, but just couldn’t get into them. I’m not sure why. We don’t have HBO so I have not seen the series. I did like the Bubba character. Elvis is alive and well, or at least undead. π I will have to check out Meg’s book. Thanks for the comment!
have you read Charlaine Harris’s Southern Vampire Series aka Sookie Stackhouse books. It’s not your daughter’s vampire series. Also the basis of True Blood on HBO. I love them. Also, Meg Cabot has a vampire book out, Insatiable. I love vampires too ξ
I read several of them, but just couldn’t get into them. I’m not sure why. We don’t have HBO so I have not seen the series. I did like the Bubba character. Elvis is alive and well, or at least undead. π I will have to check out Meg’s book. Thanks for the comment!
I’m with you on Moonlight and The Lost Boys.
I’m not an Anne Rice fan, but I did love the movie, i.e., Brad Pitt version, of Interview With the Vampire.
The first movie was most excellent and I loved Antonio Banderas as Armand.
I’m with you on Moonlight and The Lost Boys.
I’m not an Anne Rice fan, but I did love the movie, i.e., Brad Pitt version, of Interview With the Vampire.
The first movie was most excellent and I loved Antonio Banderas as Armand.
Loved your post! However, Moonlight had 16 perfect episodes (available on DVD).
Loved your post! However, Moonlight had 16 perfect episodes (available on DVD).
I’ll have to put Moonlight on my Christmas list!
I’ll have to put Moonlight on my Christmas list!
I am an Anne Rice fan, read them all plus the Mayfair Witches for the tie-ins. Did you ever watch Forever Knight about the cop vampire, I adored that show! I am essentially addicted to vamps as well (love Lost Boys, getting into True Blood, read the Historian, etc.), although I tend to have issues the farther the vamps deviate from Anne Rice’s versions, so Twilight doesn’t appeal to me. I don’t mind the Buffy vampires, but I hate Sarah Michelle-Geller, although the Xander and Anya years are great! I am now reading The Strain by del Toro/Hogan and it’s pretty good too.
Never saw Forever Knight, but I did read the Historian! I forgot about that one, but an excellent read. Anne Rice did set the bar pretty high π Xander was one of my favorites as he was such a loveable dork. I will have to check out the Strain novel. Thanks for reading!!
I am an Anne Rice fan, read them all plus the Mayfair Witches for the tie-ins. Did you ever watch Forever Knight about the cop vampire, I adored that show! I am essentially addicted to vamps as well (love Lost Boys, getting into True Blood, read the Historian, etc.), although I tend to have issues the farther the vamps deviate from Anne Rice’s versions, so Twilight doesn’t appeal to me. I don’t mind the Buffy vampires, but I hate Sarah Michelle-Geller, although the Xander and Anya years are great! I am now reading The Strain by del Toro/Hogan and it’s pretty good too.
Never saw Forever Knight, but I did read the Historian! I forgot about that one, but an excellent read. Anne Rice did set the bar pretty high π Xander was one of my favorites as he was such a loveable dork. I will have to check out the Strain novel. Thanks for reading!!
Awww… how I love the Salvatore brothers. Yum! π
Awww… how I love the Salvatore brothers. Yum! π