Angel is driven by the need to make up for his history as one of the most brutal vampires, formerly known as the Scourge of Europe. Basically, he’s killed a lot of people. But in the ’90s and early 2000s, Angel devoted his heretofore cursed life to atoning up for his loathsome ways. He also wears the spiked boy-band-hair look well and is always in a reliably tailored coat, and at this point you know that, according to me, excellent hair and outerwear advance a vampire’s hotness by many levels. Count von Count is a catch for several reasons: He has a title (count!), he has a little accent, he wears a monocle, and he values education. And unlike most men, Count von Count understands his own feelings, as evidenced by this segment from Sesame Street in which he counts his own feelings. The remaining family members are not without charm. A standing ovation goes to Bill Paxton who plays Severen. Severen is a handsome, if compelling, brute. He’s not a character for the faint of heart but for those of us who are left breathless by bad boys he has a certain unquestionable charm and the writers had the good sense to imbibe his character with some of the best quips of the film, which Paxton delivers effortlessly. Stealing scene after scene. Charlie Brewster (played by William Ragsdale) and Amy Peterson (Amanda Bearse) are an average young teenage couple in love or at least in lust. The opening scene has a frustrated Charlie trying to convince an apprehensive Amy, a virgin, to have sex with him and sets the tone of the film perfectly. This is a tale of seduction in which each scene builds sexual tension and pent up lust until it reaches its fever pitch; a scene in which a vampire's bite is the ultimate climax.

Aaliyah was so legendary as the Vampire Queen Akasha that even though Queen of the Damned (a “stand-alone” sequel to Interview With the Vampire) is not exactly what Martin Scorsese would define as cinema, her performance and entire look — which includes a metal halo crown, metal choker, and metal bikini top — is. My favorite part about this movie, other than the abundant sex, is the ease with which it parallels many young women's first tentative explorations into their own sexuality. Speaking from a female perspective on this it actually does a bang up job of portraying the standard (sexy)vampire plot which goes like this; A lonely Vampire, (Martin Kemp) finds that young virginal college student Charlotte Wells, (Alyssa Milano) is the reincarnation of his long lost-love and concocts a plan to seduce her. There’s only one problem, Charlotte is already in love with fellow student Chris (Harold Pruitt) but does Chris love her in return or is he only out to “score” her v-card? Most cultures are extremely repressed when it comes to sexuality so Charlotte does her best to adhere to her virgin status conditioning by fending off both her would be mortal lover as well as her otherworldly lover.Marking the first time the lesbian vampire appears onscreen, Universal Pictures was well aware that its “Dracula” sequel had sapphic overtones. In “The Celluloid Closet,” gay film historian Vito Russo noted the studio stoked the flames in its initial marketing. Russo also cites the film as an early example of the (albeit negative) predatory homosexual trope. The remaining draw is the love story itself. This is a highly romanticized version of Dracula. I think most people like to believe that “love never dies” and someone might pine for them so powerfully they would “cross oceans of time to find them.” This is ultimately a story about the timelessness of love and the promise of it’s immortal kiss. Our leading man, Dracula himself, is played lavishly by Gary Oldman. His performance is riveting and intoxicating. He draws the viewers into the darkest heart of obsessive love and passionately pulls them along through a twisted path of blood lust, longing, obsession, savagery and horror that leaves you breathless at every turn.

ThisSwedish / Swiss / German horror film was directed by sexploitation pioneer Joseph W. Sarno, who had a fruitful adult film career under various pseudonyms, working with Annie Sprinkle, Ron Jeremy, and Harry Reems (“Deep Throat”). A women’s cult resurrects their vampire queen, using the willing young vessel played by Swedish actress Marie Forså.Djuna (Joséphine de La Baume)/Kiss of the Damned (2012): Djuna is a vampire that plays hard to get. She wants you and she hates that she wants you. That is what keeps her interesting. Her desire and bloodlust are both so powerful that when they surface, it’s almost too erotic. Need more vampires like her?

Mexican cult horror directorJuan López Moctezuma castCristina Ferrare, later a top TV host, as a bisexual artist who visits Mexico with a bloodthirsty mission. The film stars John Carradine as her estranged vampire father, and features cinematography byMiguel Garzón (“Highway Patrolman,”“Red Dawn”). Jessica Hamby became a vampire while living a repressed life in the South, forbidden from going anywhere but church and choir. And even after becoming a vampire, her maker, Bill Compton (who sadly did not make the list because it’s competitive), forces her to live conservatively to prevent her from becoming an impulsive monster. Nonetheless, throughout the series, Jessica grows in her confidence and gets progressively hotter. And Jessica isn’t like most vampires. In lieu of a dark wardrobe of mostly leather, she goes for sundresses, ideal for the Louisiana heat, that accentuate her shiny red (the color of blood) hair. Directed by Michael Almereyda (“Twister”) and starring Elina Löwensohn as Nadja and Peter Fonda as Van Helsing, this ’90s arthouse horror features a David Lynch cameo as a morgue attendant. Lynch also lends his name as executive producer. The film also boasts a cadre of terrific actors: Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Cary Elwes, Keanu Reeves, Sadie Frost and music legend Tom Waits. Eddie Murphy is a hot and suave vampire in Wes Craven’s cult classic about Maximillian, a smooth-talking Caribbean vampire who ends up in Brooklyn and attempts to romance a detective (Angela Bassett) investigating a crime scene he’s responsible for. Maximillian’s look is a little more classic vampire, but make it ’90s, with that long hair, oversized overcoat, a scarf, and a little hoop earring. If Maximillian were walking around Brooklyn today, you would probably just note his cool outfit and move along.Is perpetual horniness the hottest quality a person could have? Absolutely not. But Laszlo, who visits libraries (hot) for the pornography, almost has me convinced that it is. The Originals is the Vampire Diaries spinoff that ran on the CW from 2013–18. Its concept? Never mind. Just know that Marcel, the self-proclaimed vampire king of the French Quarter, is hotter than his hometown of New Orleans in mid-August — so hot that I’m not even mad that he killed a lot of other hot vampires and kidnapped a baby.

The vampire is a mythical, at least to my knowledge, creature that has appeared in fiction for centuries. Throughout those centuries, a few things have remained consistent about vampires: They have fangs, they can’t go out in the sun, they are immortal, they need to be invited into houses, they can fly, they are generally driven by a thirst for human blood. But one must not forget perhaps the most important trait of vampires: They are very, very hot. In the Fright Night remake, Colin Farrell is a vampire who wears a white, skin-tight muscle tank (very Ryan Atwood) and a sensible henley. Now that’s Martin Scorsese’s cinema, sweetie. Prolific Spanish filmmakerJesús Franco was known for stylish exploitation films, and cast his favorite leading lady Soledad Miranda (billed as Susann Korda)in what would be the fourth of eight collaborations between the two. Franco transposed Bram Stoker’s short story “Dracula’s Guest” to 1970s Istanbul, where Dracula’s heir sets her sights on American lawyer Linda (Ewa Strömberg). Edward Cullen is the needy, toxic love interest from the Twilight Saga who feels entitled to Bella Swan and is quite stubborn and jealous for someone who has lived for just over a century. Edward is an attractive vamp, mostly because he is played by Robert Pattinson. The glittering-in-the-sun thing is actually kind of cute, but he is a dumbass, which I’m allowed to say because so am I. But I am not dumb enough to voluntarily attend high school as an immortal in my second century of life, which is exactly what Edward Cullen does. I understand the need for a purpose, but if I needed a place to show off my outerwear and hair taller than Lee Pace, I would probably just get a job. Bertha (Diana Lorys)/Fangs of the Living Dead (1969): Okay, so Bertha isn’t a sexy or frightening vampire name. Hell, it’s not even a sexy human name (though it can be frightening). Bertha is a beer-slinging server who becomes a vampire when we least expect it. She’s sassy and dominant. The kind ofvampire you wouldn’t mind having a pint with. You know.What isn't directed inward is directed outward in experimentation with other women. The first of those scenes features a female photographer played by Charlotte Lewis. The entire scene is sublimely arousing as the more experienced woman slowly seduces Charlotte into a fairly erotic sex scene. From a political stance, the disappointing part of this scene is the premise that lesbian sex is not real sex as Charlotte's virgin status remains throughout the film until and unless Charlotte has sex with one of her two male suitors. It’s ridiculous but an accurate portrayal of how suppressed most of the world's cultures actually are and is the most likely reason the vampires weapon of choice is flesh piercing fangs. While not at all one of my favorites, if you are a die hard vampire movie fan who loves violence, gore and romance then you owe it to yourself to watch this film. The acting is top notch. I never thought that Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise could act, but their performances made these characters come to life in a way Anne Rice’s novel by the same name, couldn’t. Tom Cruise does a bang up job of playing the lead, Lestat de Lioncourt and Brad Pitt is brilliant as Louis de Pointe du Lac. Their prose has them delivering lines with the sort of velvet smoothness of very persuasive con men. Everything about their characters drips with extravagance and a wanton lust for everything and everyone around them. Antonio Banderas and Christian Slater were quite good as well and Kirsten Dunst manages to drag the plot out of the garbage can it belongs in and practically steals several scenes, transforming them into something quite palatable.