Fictional Vampires Ranked By Whether Or Not Bram Stoker Would Approve

As the titular character in the movie adaption of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Count Dracula emerges after Vlad Dracula loses his wife, renounces God, and drinks blood from his chapel’s cross. Dracula is seductive, can hypnotize humans, and takes on different forms to match his needs.

Dracula’s presence in England highlights the “otherness” of Dracula found in Stoker’s work while the erotic nature of his machinations similarly corresponds to the Victorian period during which Stoker wrote.

Lestat de Lioncourt is spoiled, pretty, and generally a sociopath, but that’s why he’s a good vampire. His sexual allure attracts men and women alike, and his powers of manipulation allow him to suck the blood of anyone he chooses.

In contrast to his ageless paramour Louis de Ponte du Lac, who is prone to moments of kindness, Lestat never really succumbs to that kind of weakness.

It’s not clear what Count von Count eats, but he’s incredibly dedicated to counting in his free time. Luckily, counting can be done with just a minor amount of light, making it an all-the-time activity.

The accent, outfit, and agelessness all correspond to traditional vampires, but it’s also difficult to assess whether he sleeps in a coffin or has any other supernatural abilities.

There’s only one Angel, but he’s been in multiple shows. As the vampire with a soul (a curse and a blessing), Angel falls in love with Buffy Summers but ultimately makes his way to Los Angeles to continue protecting people from demons.

Angel does is best to avoid feeding on humans but he is a vampire and can’t always resist. He’s an excellent night prowler, a good fighter, and exhibits a lot of other traditional vampire abilities that he uses for good.

Seductive and tyrannical, Santanico Pandemonium (formerly known as Esmerelda) thinks she’s superior to humans and, in many ways, she is. She can shape-shift, has great strength, and is immortal. She is vulnerable to sunlight and a stake through the heart, though.

Grandpa Munster offers sarcasm and wit to the Munster household while doting on his daughter, Lily. He spends most of the time in his lab working on potions and spells, and he can transform into a wolf or a bat. This last part corresponds to Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

Despite efforts to bite people, he never successfully gets to take in any blood, but he does seem determined to get some.

Vampires can turn into bats and that’s exactly what Laszlo Cravensworth does when he’s in a situation he doesn’t like, when he needs to get somewhere quick, or pretty much anytime it feels like the thing to do.

Nominally the head of the household he shares with Nandor, Nadja, Colin, and Guillermo, Lazlo is a highly sexual creature with immortality, great speed, and the ability to hypnotize animals.

In comic books, Deacon Frost does have the same tall, white-haired appearance as Dracula, but in the big screen Blade, he’s much younger. The night club owner (which makes sense because he’s a creature of the night) is extremely ambitious. Being able to regenerate after being cut in half by Blade likely helps Deacon overcome challenging situations.

Physically, Damon Salvatore doesn’t have the same pale appearance as Dracula, but he’s an excellent fighter. This helps in when he fights his brother, Stefan. When “cured” of being a vampire, Damon gives up immortality and the like to be with the woman he loves.

When Michael Emerson transforms to become a vampire, he becomes sensitive to light, translucent, and resistant to human food. In The Lost Boys, Michael isn’t a “full” vampire until he undertakes his first kill, which he struggles to delay. He actually rejects everything about being a vampire and can’t wait to go back to begin human.

Powerful and immortal, Count Vladislaus Dragulia became a vampire after entering into a deal with Satan. He’s strong, can turn into a bat, senses werewolves, and has extremely sharp senses. As charming as he is, he’s extremely susceptible to werewolf venom and claws.

As the offspring of Dracula’s unique relationship with Lisa, a human, Alucard (or Adrian) straddles human and vampire loyalties and influences. Alucard’s role in the Castlevania video game series demonstrates his various abilities such as dark magic, the summoning of creatures, speed, and strength. His strongest skill may be wielding his mother’s sword.

Once an associate of Vlad II of Wallachia, Jerry Dandridge (formerly Gellert cel Catura) tries to hide among humanity until he’s discovered by his neighbor, Charley Brewster. Strong and unable to get past his lost love, Dandridge arguably tries to balance a normal life as a vampire, but ends up destroyed by sunlight instead.

Bill Compton is of the mind that humans serve a purpose beyond providing blood to feed vampires like him. Compton is immortal, can levitate, and has immense strength.

There’s no doubt Compton is charming, but his feelings about humans makes him a problem for the larger vampire population.

In many ways setting the mold for vampires on the big screen, the original Count Orlock, who was also Nosferatu, was had long fingernails, a hooked nose, and a bald head – not at all an appealing physical appearance like Dracula, in other words. Horrifying and mesmerizing all in one, Nosferatu thrived on chaos and did not hold back from succumbing to his need for blood.

Unlike Dracula, however, Nosferatu was destroyed by sunlight instead of weakened by it and was moodier than his literary counterpart.

Count Duckula is a vegetarian vampire duck, a characteristic that might disqualify him from contention fairly quickly. In addition to being a carrot fiend, he’s immortal, susceptible to sunlight, and can teleport.

Mick St. John is a private investigator who was turned into a vampire by his ex-wife, Caroline. His eyes and his skin change when he is in vampiric form, which is unique in that he is human sometimes, too. He’s strong, quick, and heals quickly, but doesn’t turn into a bat. He can withstand sunlight, holy water, and other threats, too.

Centuries-old and more fun-loving than threatening, Marceline Abadeer – AKA Marceline the Vampire Queen – doesn’t drink blood. She takes in the color red, instead. In addition to being a music lover, Marceline is immortal, moves objects with her mind, flies, and heals quickly. While sunlight can hurt her, she wears a hat and carries a parasol to protect herself on sunny days.

Pale, brooding, and stubbon, Edward Cullen is more compassionate than many traditional vampires. His biggest strength is his telepathic ability, although his independent nature is also prominent. That independence doesn’t apply to life without Bella Swan, however.