#Dracula90: And After Dracula, Who? Immortal Vampires in Film.

By Casandra Vicario

February is coming to an end, and with it, the celebration of the 90th anniversary of Dracula's 1931 premiere. To close it out with a flourish of blood, we share with you some of cinema's most outstanding vampires. Grab your crucifix and your vial of holy water, and let's get to know them.

1.- John Blaylock. Played by the immortal David Bowie, Blaylock is one of the stars of the 1983 film “The Hunger” (El Ansia) directed by Tony Scott. Here we have a modern, elegant, and seductive vampire; his life partner is Miriam, and the two seem inseparable—until John begins to age.

2.- Martin Madahas. He is the star of George Romero's film “Martin” (1978), a teenager who believes he is a vampire, even though he can go out in sunlight, and neither garlic nor holy water can hurt him, and he has no fangs—but don't be fooled, he uses razor blades to drink human blood.

3.- Jerry Dandridge. He is the star of “Fright Night” (La Hora del Espanto) Jerry and his servant Billy Cole travel from town to town looking for “food” until they arrive in the neighborhood of teenager Charlie Brewster, who discovers Jerry's vampiric nature—at which point they try to take away his mother, his friends, and even his girlfriend. Tom Holland directed this 1985 feature film.

4.- David. This vampire, whose surname we don't know, stole the hearts of more than one of us fans, only to drink our blood until we were left bone dry. Played by Kiefer Sutherland, he is the leader of the biker vampire gang in Joel Schumacher's film “The Lost Boys” (Los Muchachos Perdidos) in 1987. Although little is known about his life, he appears to have been born in 1906; he is cunning, manipulative, and rebellious.

5.- Lestat de Lincourt and Louise de Ponte Du Lac. They rose from the grave thanks to the pen of writer Anne Rice, and in 1994 they reached the screen, now under the direction of Neil Jordan, in “Interview with a vampire” (Entrevista con el vampiro)

Louis de Pointe de Lac was born in New Orleans in October 1766. He lost his father when he was young, and years later one of his brothers dies by suicide, which sends him into a depression; he wants to die but doesn't have the courage to take his own life—until he meets a vampire, and his life takes a radical turn.

Lestat de Lincourt, was kidnapped and turned into a vampire by Magnus, who takes his own life by throwing himself into a bonfire, leaving the newly made Lestat with no guidance whatsoever—though, to be fair, with plenty of money inherited from his creator. Enjoy!

6.- Karol de Lavud, is an aristocratic vampire who comes to Mexico from Hungary; the name he introduces himself to society with is Mr. Duval. Germán Robles, under the direction of Fernando Méndez, brings this drinker of human blood to life in the film “El Vampiro” (1957).

As a fun fact, Christopher Lee, our favorite vampire from Hammer Films, based his portrayal of Count Dracula on Germán Robles's performance.

What other film vampires do you remember?