The 16 worst vampire films of all time, ranked

From Twilight to Dracula 2000, these movies truly suck

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The 16 worst vampire films of all time, ranked
Clockwise from top left: Vampire In Brooklyn (Paramount), 30 Days Of Night: Dark Days (Sony Pictures), Once Bitten (Scream Factory), Van Helsing (Universal Pictures) Graphic: AVClub

“I have come to suck … your blood!” Forgive us for the blatant stealing of a Simpsons joke, but that’s precisely what needs to be said before we wade into a discussion about the worst vampire movies ever made. At its best, the genre represents the tip-top of scary filmmaking, able to fold body horror, gorgeous effects, and disturbing sexual overtones into something that can terrify on multiple levels. These flicks, however, don’t do that. In anticipation of Last Voyage Of The Demeter (which we hope won’t be worthy of this list), The A.V. Club has unearthed the dregs of the nosferatu cinematic universe. From Queen Of The Damned to Blade: Trinity, there’s going to be a lot of sucking in the ensuing countdown—and only some of it will come from the blood-drinking nightmares depicted onscreen.

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Dracula 2000 (2000) Official Trailer - Gerard Butler, Christopher Plummer Movie HD

There are a lot of good ideas in . Thrusting the infamous Count into the 2000s provides plenty of opportunities for new scares, like him not showing up on camera as well as in mirrors. Plus, revealing he is an aged Judas Iscariot surprisingly makes some sense. But from the title to the effects to the editing, the movie has aged horribly. Vampire actors Gerard Butler and Omar Epps never feel intimidating, and the jump scares soon get tiring, too.

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