No “Twilight”: viewers identified the 16 best vampires from TV series over the past 25 years (16 photos)

There is something inexplicably attractive in the images of vampires for both filmmakers and audiences. Most often, these images are romanticized and very human - vampires are the same people, only they drink blood.





October is a mystical month when you want to spend days watching films and TV series about all kinds of evil spirits, wrapped in a blanket and drinking pumpkin juice. But what to do if you're already tired of Twilight and Van Helsing? The site Rotten Tomatoes decided to support its readers and invited them to vote for the coolest vampires familiar from the series.

Lestat de Lioncourt



TV series: “Interview with the Vampire” (2022-...)

Actor: Sam Reid

Countess Elizabeth





TV series: “American Horror Story” (2011-…)

Actress: Lady Gaga

Angel



TV series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)

Actor: David Boreanaz

Jessica Hamby



TV series: “True Blood” (2008-2014)

Actress: Deborah Ann Woll

Dracula



TV series: "Castlevania" (2017-2021)

Voice Actor: Graham McTavish

The series is based on the 1989 video game Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse.

Louis de Pointe du Lac



TV series: “Interview with the Vampire” (2022-...)

Actor: Jacob Anderson

Eric Northman



TV series: “True Blood” (2008-2014)

Actor: Alexander Skarsgard

Leslie "Laszlo" Cravensworth



TV series: “What we do in the shadows” (2019-...)

Actor: Matt Berry

Laszlo was bitten by the gypsy vampire Nadya, who later became his wife. This character is also competing for the title of best serial vampire.

Dracula



TV series: “Dracula” (2020)

Actor: Claes Kasper Bang

Nadia Cravensworth



TV series: “What we do in the shadows” (2019-...)

Actress: Natasia Demetriou

Angel



TV series: “Midnight Mass” (2021)

Actor: Kinton Boysclair

Pam Swynford De Beaufort



TV series: “True Blood” (2008-2014)

Actress: Kristin Bauer

Santanico Pandemonium



TV series: “From Dusk Till Dawn” (2014–2016)

Actress: Eiza Gonzalez

Although Quentin Tarantino did not direct this series, he was one of the screenwriters.

William "Spike" Pratt



TV series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)

Actor: James Marsters

Nandor the Merciless



TV series: “What we do in the shadows” (2019-...)

Actor: Kayvan Novak

And if you want to vote for your favorite, click here.