Movies with unconventional vampires
Normally when you think of vampires, you think of an undead fanged creature that burns in the sunlight, sleeps in coffins, dresses up in a cape and seducing everyone with cheesy euro accents. That's where your wrong, there are many kinds of vampires in world legends as some that don't burn in the sunlight, some that can be goblin or ghost-like, some that can be insane people, some that need no sharp teeth or fangs, some with regular teeth that are sharp as razor blades, some from outer space, some that can change to different animals and all that.
Your speaking to an expert in vampire mythology and here are movies that break the vampire mould to challenge the vampire stereotypes you normally see on film.
Your speaking to an expert in vampire mythology and here are movies that break the vampire mould to challenge the vampire stereotypes you normally see on film.
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- DirectorTobe HooperStarsSteve RailsbackMathilda MayPeter FirthA race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.Vampires from space! the aliens in this movie are of an extraterrestrial ancient race of vampires whom are the origin of vampire, zombie and succubus lore when they visited before.
These vampires require no fangs nor they drink blood, instead they suck out your lifeforce out. They can take other forms including bat-like creature form and energy mist. - DirectorTony ScottStarsCatherine DeneuveDavid BowieSusan SarandonA love triangle develops between a beautiful yet dangerous vampire (Catherine Deneuve), her cellist companion (David Bowie), and a gerontologist (Susan Sarandon).These are of Egyptian breed and they don't require fangs nor burn in the sunlight but are daywalkers and cast reflections in mirrors.
They use a dagger to stab people's necks then suck blood but can grow old then die if not given enough blood to satisfy their thirst. - DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsJohn AmplasLincoln MaazelChristine ForrestA young man, who believes himself to be a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a Pennsylvania small town where he tries to redeem his blood-craving urges.A psychopathic teen boy believes he is 83 years old and a vampire as he goes out at night to stalk, drug and kill people as he slits their wrists and necks for blood.
- DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsAdrian PasdarJenny WrightLance HenriksenA small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter.Traditional based but no need for fangs but regular sharp as blades normal teeth yet can still roast like a son of a bitch in the sunlight yet withstand silver sullets as they spit them out. They paint their windows all black to avoid sunlight.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsAnne ParillaudAnthony LaPagliaRobert LoggiaMarie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger.Same as the ND vampires of no fangs needed but their eyes do change colors
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsMarilyn ChambersFrank MooreTerry SchonblumA young woman develops a taste for human blood after experimental plastic surgery, and her victims turn into blood-thirsty zombies, leading into a city-wide epidemic.Biological vampire from David Cronenberg as it has a hot chick who gets in an accident and being an experiment for a new sex organ under her pits that sucks blood from victims as it requires blood and turns them into vampiric zombies.
- DirectorBrian ClemensStarsHorst JansonJohn CarsonShane BriantA master swordsman and former soldier and his hunchbacked assistant hunt vampires.These vampires wear dark clothes/hoods as they suck youth instead of blood as these vampires can be killed in different ways.
Even in the film the main title's heros asssitant tells us there are different species of vampires. - DirectorJim HensonFrank OzStarsJim HensonKathryn MullenFrank OzOn another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and to restore order to his world.The Skeckis are creatures who feed off the essence of living creatures instead of blood like Podlings and they also feed on energy.
- DirectorStephen ChiodoStarsGrant CramerSuzanne SnyderJohn Allen NelsonAliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town.These Klowns are alien creatues who are also vampiric in some way as they suck blood from people with a straw
- DirectorJames Bond IIIStarsJames Bond IIIKadeem HardisonBill NunnAn evil succubus is preying on libidinous black men in New York City, and all that stands in her way is a minister-in-training, an aspiring actor, and a cop who specializes in cases involving the supernatural.The temptress is a woman who is part succubus/part vampire as it drains blood and energy off from men and can teleport itself even in TVs.
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsFederico LuppiRon PerlmanClaudio BrookA mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.An ancient bug-like device can transform anyone who uses it into a person who thirsts for blood.
- DirectorMick GarrisStarsBrian KrauseMädchen AmickAlice KrigeA mother-and-son team of strange supernatural creatures move to a small town to seek out a young virgin to feed on.Cat-like demonic beings who said to be origin of vampire lore including to Dracula himself.
These can withstand sunlight and feed on both blood and youth of virgins but can only be killed by cats. - DirectorMichael MannStarsScott GlennIan McKellenAlberta WatsonNazis are forced to turn to a Jewish historian for help in battling the ancient demon they have inadvertently freed from its prison.Molesar himself is considered to be the origin of vampire lore eons ago and he is a golem-like creature who can suck energy/youth out of people instead of their blood and can even restore old people of their youth back.
It can be killed with a sword to the chest in the energy center. - DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsSong Kang-hoKim Ok-binChoi Hee-jinThrough a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways.Another biological vampire as the priest goes under an experiment to make him warty but the only cure is drinking blood to get rid of his warts. He even jumps up high and can cook in the sunlight.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsPaul BirchBeverly GarlandMorgan JonesAn alien agent from the distant planet Davana is sent to Earth via a high-tech matter transporter. There, he terrorizes Southern California in an attempt to acquire blood for his dying race, the result of a devastating nuclear war.Intergalactic vampires who need no fangs, no capes etc. but wears sunglasses to cover their eyes but when taken off they suck th energy off living humans then drain their blood with a device.
- DirectorJim WynorskiStarsTraci LordsArthur RobertsLenny JulianoAn alien arrives on Earth looking to take human blood in an attempt to preserve his dying planet.Ditto
- DirectorPo-Chih LeongStarsJude LawElina LöwensohnTimothy SpallVampire in London is searching for the ideal woman to redeem him.No need for fangs or burning in sunlight, this vampire is a realistic one who uses a knife to piece his victims and drain of blood.
- DirectorLarry FessendenStarsLarry FessendenMeredith SnaiderAaron BeallSet in a gritty, real life New York City, alcoholic Sam meets up with a modern day succubus who marks him and controls his will. As his world unravels he slowly figures out what is happening and has to figure out what to do.Another realistic vampire just like Martin and Wisdom of Crocodiles
- DirectorRicky LauStarsChing-Ying LamSiu-Ho ChinRicky HuiThe planned reburial of a town elder goes awry as the corpse resurrects into a hopping, bloodthirsty vampire, targeting everyone responsible for digging the grave. A Taoist Priest and his two disciples attempt to stop the terror.Energy sucking Chinese vampires who don't just suck blood but you energy as they are psychic vampires.
- DirectorKen RussellStarsAmanda DonohoeHugh GrantCatherine OxenbergWhen an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences.Snake-like vampiric creatures who can withstand sunlight and they also hate holy things, these can be considered vampire lore birth from the creatures in this movie.
- DirectorMario BavaStarsBarry SullivanNorma BengellÁngel ArandaAfter landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.More intergalitic vampires as they feed blood and energy off victims, they even sleep under rocks like vampires do in coffins.
- DirectorUbaldo RagonaSidney SalkowStarsVincent PriceFranca BettoiaEmma DanieliWhen a disease turns all of humanity into the living dead, the last man on earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter.The first adaptation of I Am Legend by Richard Matheson features biological vampires who find sunlight is harmful to skin but doesn't roast them but no need for fangs but do feed on blood.
- DirectorBoris SagalStarsCharlton HestonAnthony ZerbeRosalind CashDr Robert Neville has developed an experimental vaccine which makes him the only immune survivor of a biological catastrophe. A gang of homicidal mutants blame science for their condition and attempt to kill him.Ditto for this adaptation
- DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsWill SmithAlice BragaCharlie TahanYears after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.Ditto.
You'll note i did not include the Twilight movies or the vampires of Twilight because, well...no sparkling allowed.