Best Vampires

What We Do in the Shadows is an American mockumentary comedy television series that premiered on the FX network in March 2019. Created by Jemaine Clement, the show is based on the 2014 New Zealand film of the same name directed by Clement and Taika Waititi. The narrative follows the daily and nightl...

Lover Awakened explores the deeply troubled history of Zsadist, a powerful vampire warrior within the Black Dagger Brotherhood. The novel delves into his brutal origins and subsequent training, revealing a past filled with unimaginable violence. It’s notable for its dark themes and complex character...

"American Vampire" is a comic book series published by DC Comics under the Vertigo imprint, beginning in 2010. It was co-created by writer Scott Snyder and artist Rafael Albuquerque, with Stephen King co-writing the initial story arc. The series traces vampire lineages across different eras of Ameri...

Fright Night is a 1985 American vampire horror film directed by Tom Holland, notable for blending urban fantasy with classic horror as a teenager discovers his neighbor is a vampire.

Kim Harrison's The Hollows series, beginning in 2004, follows a witch bounty hunter in an alternate Cincinnati where a genetically engineered virus wiped out most of the human population.

The Lost Boys is a 1987 American fantasy-horror film following two brothers who move to Santa Carla and discover the town harbors a thriving vampire community. Starring Corey Feldman, Jami Gertz, and Kiefer Sutherland, it’s notable for its blend of teen comedy and supernatural suspense. The movie ap...

Stephen King's 1978 epistolary story, collected in Night Shift, uses letters and diary entries to supply a nineteenth-century prehistory to Salem's Lot.

Dark Shadows is an American Gothic soap opera that aired on ABC from 1966, notable for introducing the vampire Barnabas Collins into its contemporary supernatural storylines.

True Blood is a dramatic television series centered on the complex interactions between humans and newly revealed vampires in modern-day Bon Temps, Louisiana. The show’s notable exploration of vampire culture alongside dark romance themes has garnered significant attention. It appeals to viewers int...

"Dark Lover" is a paranormal romance novel written by J.R. Ward, first published in 2005 as the debut installment of her Black Dagger Brotherhood series. The narrative centers on a secret society of aristocratic vampire warriors who protect their civilian race from the predatory Lessening Society. T...

Shadow Kiss is a 2008 young adult paranormal romance novel by Richelle Mead and the third volume in the Vampire Academy series. It follows dhampir guardian trainee Rose Hathaway as she experiences disturbing visions and confronts the psychological effects of earlier violence while training to protec...

Archangel's Kiss is a 2010 paranormal romance novel by Nalini Singh and the second book in the Guild Hunter series. It follows guild hunter Elena Deveraux after she awakens as an angel, having previously been transformed by the archangel Raphael. While learning to use her new body and wings, Elena e...

"Lover Eternal" is a paranormal romance novel published in 2005 by J.R. Ward, functioning as the second book in the "Black Dagger Brotherhood" series. The narrative centers on Rhage, a member of an elite group of vampire warriors who is cursed to transform into a beast, and Mary Luce, a human woman...

Tanya Huff's Vicki Nelson series, debuting in 1991, follows a former police detective turned private investigator who partners with a 450-year-old vampire, inspiring the TV show Blood Ties.

"Lover at Last" is a paranormal romance novel by J.R. Ward published in 2013. It is the eleventh book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, which focuses on a group of vampire warriors fighting against their enemies. The novel is notable for featuring the first same-sex romance between two main ch...

'Angels' Blood' is a contemporary urban fantasy and romance novel published in 2009 by New Zealand author Nalini Singh. As the first installment in the Guild Hunter series, the narrative establishes a universe ruled by powerful, immortal archangels who employ vampires as servants. The story focuses...

"Lover Avenged" is the seventh book in J.R. Ward's "Black Dagger Brotherhood" paranormal romance series, published in 2009. The narrative focuses on Rehvenge, a vampire nightclub owner and drug dealer who is secretly a sympath, a predatory and heavily stigmatized subspecies. He develops a relationsh...

Blood Bound is a 2007 urban fantasy novel by American author Patricia Briggs and the second volume in the Mercy Thompson series. The story follows Mercy, a shapeshifting mechanic, as she becomes involved in a conflict concerning vampires, werewolves, and a supernatural threat in the Tri-Cities area...

Rachel Caine's Morganville Vampires series, debuting in 2006, follows a college student living in a secretive Texas town entirely controlled and protected by an entrenched vampire hierarchy.

A Hunger Like No Other is a 2006 paranormal romance novel by American author Kresley Cole and the first full-length novel in her Immortals After Dark series. Its central relationship pairs Lachlain MacRieve, a Lykae ruler, with Emmaline Troy, a sheltered half-vampire, half-Valkyrie immortal. The boo...

Charlaine Harris authored the Southern Vampire Mysteries, starting in 2001, which follows telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse and notably inspired the hit HBO television series True Blood.

Lover Mine is a 2010 paranormal romance novel by J. R. Ward and the eighth main installment in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. It centers on John Matthew, a vampire warrior who communicates through sign language, and Xhex, a woman with sympath abilities whose disappearance drives the central co...

Lover Revealed is a 2007 paranormal romance novel by J. R. Ward and the fourth main installment in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Its central relationship involves Butch O'Neal, a human former police officer drawn into the Brotherhood's hidden vampire society, and Marissa, a vampire aristocrat...

Fright Night is a 2011 American horror comedy film directed by Craig Gillespie, serving as a remake of the 1985 cult classic about a suburban teenager hunted by a vampire neighbor.

Halfway to the Grave is a 2007 urban fantasy and paranormal romance novel by American author Jeaniene Frost. It is the first book in the Night Huntress series, which follows Catherine "Cat" Crawfield, a half-vampire who hunts the undead, and her developing relationship with the vampire bounty hunter...

From Blood and Ash is a high fantasy romance novel by Jennifer L. Armentrout, published in 2020 as the first book in the Blood and Ash series. The plot revolves around a young woman designated as a Chosen Maiden and her guard as they navigate a world ruled by ancient gods and strict societal rules....

Lover Reborn is a paranormal romance novel by J.R. Ward, published in 2012 as the tenth book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. The narrative centers on the vampire warrior Tohrment as he attempts to navigate profound grief following the death of his mate. The story explores his slow recovery a...

Blood Promise is a young adult paranormal romance novel by Richelle Mead, published in 2009 as the fourth installment in the Vampire Academy series. The plot follows the protagonist, Rose Hathaway, as she drops out of her academy and travels to Siberia. Her primary objective is to hunt down and kill...

The Shadows is a novel by J.R. Ward published in 2015 as part of her Black Dagger Brotherhood series, a paranormal romance series centered on a society of vampire warriors. The book focuses on Trez and iAm, twin brothers of the Shadow race who serve as recurring characters throughout the series. The...