Vampire stories always seem to involve some aspect of sexuality and power. Since the conception of the genre, the vampire has almost always been portrayed as male, and his centuries of experience make ...

Vampire folklore has been around for centuries, and while many enjoy donning fangs and pale makeup for Halloween, there’s an entire subculture of people — “real vampires” — whose lives are immersed in ...

Christopher Lee as the titular vampire in Terence Fisher’s 1958 Dracula, showing off bloody canines that would prove weirdly influential. Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images Today it’s hard to ...

The greatest female vampires on TV and in movies run the gamut from elderly scions of powerful families to young women unsure of their place.