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Originally published November 20, 2009 at midnight, updated November 20, 2009 at 8:05 a.m. 10.

I've always been a sucker for a good vampire flick. Some of my favorites ... the original Bela Lugosi offering in 1931, Frank Langella as Dracula in 1979, and my personal all-time favorite - Barnabas Collins in "Dark Shadows" played by the best blood-lover ever, Jonathan Frid.

To watch F.W. Murnau 's ``Nosferatu'' is to see the vampire movie before it had really seen itself.

It's a long night's journey from the bald, clawed bloodsucker of "Nosferatu" to the stylish coif and sculpted abs of Edward Cullen.

Fangs for the memories: Vampires in pop culture Bela Lugosi in "Dracula." After a star turn as the villainous count on Broadway, Legosi went to Hollywood and turned Dracula into a household name.

Nov 17, 2009 When you think of a vampire -- your basic Halloween bloodsucker, with the Eastern European accent, the black cape, and the slicked-back hair -- you're thinking of Bela Lugosi in Dracula .

You cana t escape them. Fangs are everywhere these days, hoping youa ll also want a taste of the bloodthirsty fervor that has gripped the nation.

COOL GHOUL: "You're not make Slurpees," Rob Zombie says. "It's supposed to be art." For Rob Zombie , making scary music and making scary movies go hand in hand.

Tim Burton digs supernatural stories: the goth-comic ghost tale of "Beetlejuice," the headless killer from the great beyond in "Sleepy Hollow," the undead love story of "Corpse Bride." In a way, Burton knows vampires too, resurrecting Bela Lugosi - the definitive cinematic Count Dracula - in the Oscar-winning biopic "Ed Wood." All of this has made ...

If you're thinking of staying safely indoors this Halloween, writer and vampire expert Kevin Jackson has selected the finest and most frightening bloodsucking stories to curl up with A rich vein of storytelling ... Bela Lugosi as Dracula.

The New Beverly Cinema returns to the thrilling days of Universal horror films tonight with 1931's "Dracula," starring Bela Lugosi, and 1935's "Bride of Frankenstein," directed by James Whale.

The 1931 Dracula may not be the most artistic movie about vampires ever made, but it successfully maintains a creepy atmosphere throughout as it creates a world of its own that feels strangely organic.

When reviewing a vampire novel, it's probably overkill to hint at somebody rolling in his grave.

2: MONSTER FROM THE SURF What's it about? It's about ninety minutes too long! Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, this washed-up wreckage will make you wanna drown yourself.

And with authors from Anne Rice and Charlaine Harris to Stephen King and Poppy Z. Brite having crafted their own, sometimes lurid, reworkings of the vampire legend, Stoker said he knew that the new book couldn't just be a straight continuation of the first.

Halloween is the perfect time to enjoy classic horror films. These movies make great ambience enhancers during your annual costume party, but they're also good choices for an October evening's main entertainment.

Stars Bela Lugosi. $7-$12. 1 and 9:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 31. Plaza Theatre, 1049 Ponce de Leon Ave.

Shocking. Horrifying. Ghastly. Terrifying. Yes, it's time to succumb to Hitchcock, Michael Myers, a head-turning Linda Blair, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff and bloodthirsty zombies who deliciously deliver paranoia, death, drama and madness in chilling fashion.

As long as there have been midnight movies, there have been double features. Often at drive-ins, these held their strongest appeal within the horror genre.