Russell Tovey, Jonathan Frid, Creatures of unspeakable horror lurk beneath this town as a teenage girl is suddenly torn between two vampire brothers. | The Tale of the Body Thief book. 58 min | It is fun that despite our familiarity with their stories, however, they are interconnecting in some very unexpected ways. The first season ended strong and on a solid cliffhanger, if they can keep this strength of character up for the next season it may rival Penny Dreadful for the top spot. In addition to this, there is one thing about this show that makes it irresistible - and that is Henry Fitzroy, one of the most smoldering of TV vamps I have seen yet. Drama, Fantasy, Horror. This one has Gothic atmosphere and a pretty smart script to keep it going. Not the most brilliantly acted or written of the vampire shows I've seen (although I loved every scene with Luke Mably and/or Rhona Mitra), but it is one with a serious tone and interesting dilemmas, which make it a pretty good show overall, and with so many different supernatural story lines (there are much more than vampires here) it makes for an interesting collage of characters. | What were our final feelings on this? When he learns that Yanagi Fuyumi, a Japanese teenage girl, accidentally wanders into the demon city, he jumps to the occasion. Jim Beaver, Apr 17, 2019 - Explore Elle de Valois's board "Vampires- Inspiration", followed by 134 people on Pinterest. Se-yeong Lee, Vincent Gale. Vicki Nelson, a former homicide detective turned private investigator, and Henry Fitzroy, a 470-year-old vampire, form a unique team solving cases and dealing with the supernatural world. Another violent one, it is still one of the most compelling series I have seen. Jeong-hun Yeon, There are also some great moments in the writing where the nature of good vs. evil and what choices define us are examined. TV-14 Julian Luna, the undead Prince of the City, leads the Vampire Clans as he falls in love with Caitlin, a human reporter. Easily one of the darkest shows on the list, Penny Dreadful gets top marks for atmosphere, effects, acting, and writing. Yes, it has a love triangle (as does Twilight) and yes, it has a teen storyline (somewhat) but this show is more clever and pretty much blows Twilight away. There are a few shows that I know of that could have been included - Vampire Detective and Scholar Who Walks the Night for example - but as they were unavailable for review at the time of this posting, they have not yet been included.I assure you that not a single show has made it onto this list without me watching it and reviewing it personally, and while I know this is not a completely exhaustive list, it IS a pretty thorough one. Stars: Allan Hyde. Richard Armitage, Stacy Haiduk, Most of the season I found myself irritated with the majority of the characters or otherwise not particularly caring about them or for them one way or another, which is really too bad because this could easily be the Walking Dead of vampire shows, but it never quite got there. However, by the end of the first episode, I dropped my expectations and realized that the storytellers decided to tell their own story in their own way and it was actually a very compelling, very mature, and very effective way to tell the story. 60 min 60 min Biography, Drama, Mystery, The year 1829. One of the many shows that was tragically short-lived. Come in to read, write, review, and interact with other fans. Ebon Moss-Bachrach. He is the protector of Fareed, the doctor turned vampire. Lestat De Lioncourt is a character from Vampire Chronicles. She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he's a vampire and witches should never trust vampires. Subsequent seasons lost focus and a clear storyline and continued to dwindle in quality, but overall a pretty good series, with the first season well worth watching. Announced. Definitely one worth watching if you are a fan of vampire romance. Drama, Horror Parisa Fitz-Henley, The series is one season, but has strong acting, nice effects, and overall is very strong. Enjoyable, but lost some of its momentum by the end. Young-Ah Lee, | Joo-Young Kim. There is a real wealth of material for the characters to work with here and the show just continues to grow in quality. This is perhaps unfair to its ordering on this list, so keep that in mind and take its placement here as conditional because of this.Shows reviewed that did not make the cut: This is a rare gem in the vampire romance anime, make sure to give it a shot! Claire Holt, TV-14 Vampire High This series is more akin to Harry Potter than its predecessors. There was lots to like in this Turkish vampire Netflix original series, but some character motivations did not entirely work for me and I realized the ending twist far before it was revealed.This did have an original element by including the gangs in Istanbul as targets and/or allies of the vampires. Eiza González. | Again like all things Moffatt however, things start to digress. A family of friendly monsters have misadventures, never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely. What I found really great about this show is how it does not just include Blade's story, but really has some compelling vampires in the story too. Black Blood Brothers Dracula (2013) J. August Richards. Stars: A peace-loving vampire, part of the Queen's Blood contingent of vampires. Inspired designs on t-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. The official fan page for Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles. Well worth watching. Yui Horie, Stars: Laura Bailey, A young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her, and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself. Vampire Mimicry 5. Now, in one chilling volume, here are the first three classic novels of The Vampire Chronicles. Soon there should be even more great vampire shows on the horizon. Drama, Horror, Thriller. Claes Bang makes a very scary Dracula and like Moffatt's best villains, the audience gets caught up in the pure evil he exudes. The fact that it has had as many seasons as it has is a testament to the strength of the story. | Akiko Yajima. 60 min 60 min Anime is not always easy to love, but this is a slow burning story akin to Salem's Lot. The third season ended too abruptly. Stars: A werewolf, a vampire and a ghost try to live together and get along. | Drama, Fantasy, Horror. Kyle Schmid makes a fantastic vampire, and by the time the show ended I was really saddened to have to let the characters go. D.J. Hope Mikaelson, a tribrid daughter of a Vampire/Werewolf hybrid, makes her way in the world. This is one that any vampire fan should at least watch a few episodes of. The following is a list of characters from Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles, which began with the 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire. The first episode of the story is a faithful and frightening rendition of Dracula. 3. TV-14 Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller. Add to that several seasons of engrossing plots and even its more outrageous campy moments are still some of the best vampire entertainment around. Stars: Stars: A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly creatures controlled by Dracula. Orange Marmalade One of the more original shows I've seen and very funny. . Bill Skarsgård, The quality of later seasons cannot compete with the early seasons, the quality has gone downhill as the show continues, and yet it ended on a strong note (for the most part). He roams a desolate future-Earth hunting and protecting others from vampires. | 45 min It has spawned a couple of revivals, has rabid fans, and is about to have a feature film remake. TV-14 To be more precise, 3000 BC. Rice said in a 2008 interview that her vampires were a "metaphor for lost souls". Director: Toyoo Ashida | Stars: Kaneto Shiozawa, Michie Tomizawa, Seizô Katô, Satoko Kifuji. | | Dylan Neal, A good series. A vampire lands work as a private investigator and falls for a mortal woman. In order to survive they must suck energy out of other people. 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Not Rated | The following is a list of characters from Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles, which began with the 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire.The series primarily follows the antihero Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman turned into a vampire in the 18th century, and by extension the many humans and vampires whose lives he has touched in his own long existence. | Yan Tsapnik. Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, In this drama, the relationships take the focus and it is very hard not to like Alex O'Laughlin's character (Mick St. John) and care about his growing relationship. Animation, Action, Fantasy. Explorer Sir Malcolm Murray, American gunslinger Ethan Chandler, scientist Victor Frankenstein and medium Vanessa Ives unite to combat supernatural threats in Victorian London. Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise starred in the 90’s film Interview With A Vampire. Jessica Gower. The first vampire, made by a fusion with the spirit Amel six thousand years ago, or in 4000 B.C. It was really just beginning to hit its stride when it was canceled too early (again). It's a great story, excellently written, with a strong cast, and is very different from all the other entries here. | The problem, however, in judging this one is that the first part of the show is so similar to the film that it is drawn from (although many aspects of the story and characters are developed in much greater detail here) that it was hard not to occasionally be frustrated with the story progression as the unfolding plot was already pretty well known to me. The story line and characters are all treated with respect here and the plot unfolds at a natural and reserved pace. 60 min TV-14 | TV-PG Kristen Hager. Alexandra Isles, 45 min Salem's Lot (while both versions are worthy, they were too short to be considered a series).Updated: 3/15/20, TV-MA All that considered, it is not the best show, it is a bit dated and since it is a soap opera (as already indicated) a bit overly dramatic sometimes, but it is still good fun. With Ben Cross in the lead, this revision of the classic show could have been a spectacular re-ignition of the series if it had not been doomed by interruptions during the Gulf War. Bryce Johnson, Sam Trammell, It's where your interests connect you with your people. Perhaps this one lasted a bit too long, but the ending was satisfying overall and for those who enjoy the first few seasons, you will likely enjoy it to the end. D is a dhampir — half-human, half-vampire — and a superior fighter. Also, it wins over Buffy because it did not have Sarah Michelle Gellar. The Witching Hour is my favorite book. Stars: One of the earliest frontrunners for vampires on television, The Munsters is a very funny show even for today and so it endures. Two brothers follow their father's footsteps as hunters, fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds, including monsters, demons and gods that roam the earth. Comedy, Family, Fantasy. | We follow their quest for answers as ... See full summary », Stars: French musician, exiled to Louisiana and brought into the Blood by Lestat around 1860. Another show where the vampire elements are minor to the overall storyline, the main character here is a medium who can interact with the dead in a town full of human and non-human misfits. Lenora Crichlow, It is an entertaining show, if somewhat random in its stories. | Valarie Pettiford. TV-MA TV-14 Dracula: The Series | Vampiric Mimicry/Physiology 6. | Despite the low IMDB rating this one is one of the most original and best stories on this list. Mamoru Miyano, Rhona Mitra, TV-MA Alexis Denisof, Often the production value is low, and I am not much of a fan of episodic television, preferring ongoing storylines, not to mention cop shows are not really my thing, so that is several things against it. There is not a lot of substance here, but there are entertaining and widely varying characters in monster of the week type plots that do make this show enjoyable if only as a pointless diversion. Phoebe Tonkin. The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption. Sarah Paulson. Jonathan Aris. He is suffering... See full summary », Stars: Comedy, Horror. The first three seasons come together to create one of the most outstanding narratives on this list with a full sense of development of the characters and always treating the material with gravity and respect. | The film was a solid hit, earning $223 million off a $60 million budget, but neither Cruise nor Pitt opted for a sequel. Watch through season 3 and then quit. A Texas Ranger is in hot pursuit of the infamous Gecko brothers and their hostages. It continues to improve as it endures, with season 2 better than season 1 in many ways and season 3 even better. Kaylee Bryant. Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Please don't call it a "Twilight" rip-off. 60 min He tries to solve various cases while also trying to uncover the mystery surrounding himself. Episode three is nothing but a hot mess (despite the amusing cameo by Mark Gatiss). Teresa Palmer, Marisol Nichols, It may be the most underrated show on this list. Stars: Landon Liboiron, Eva Green, Action, Adventure, Drama. BONUS! Stars: The writing is smart, the characters are developing and growing (and Damon is just pure enjoyment) and it has its own cinematic style. The pilot is wrought with bad writing and overacting (and steals its music from Interview with the Vampire and Bram Stoker's Dracula, interestingly enough) but the actual show was terrific. Paul Wesley, Stars: Oh Jeong-Se, | Wataru Takagi. Anne Rice is my favorite author. Hiroyuki Yoshino, It gets its name from the 19th century series of pulp fiction stories, often horror in content, that were once sold for a penny and very popular. Aleks Paunovic, Bok-rae Jo. When I happened upon a random episode of Moonlight while it was on television, I did not really care for it. [1] The homoerotic overtones of The Vampire Chronicles are also well documented. Drama, Fantasy, Mystery. Easily still one of the best. The way the virus spreads, the transformations, and the progression of the plot are all terrific, but it took quite a long time for them to develop characters that captured my interest. Animation, Action, Drama. This was a show, that while overly dramatic at times, was a serious frontrunner for vampires in television, and its significance cannot be overestimated. Wait and see. Stars: Cotrona, TV-MA This includes The Vampire Chronicles and The Mayfair Witches, which is currently under the control of Warner Bros. The story was retold in a video series in 2006 called Hellsing Ultimate, which is also supposed to be really excellent. The original family were a terrific element in the Vampire Diaries and now they are really given a chance to shine here. With a great cast including the always terrifying Zachary Quinto as the villain Charley Manx. In fact, the portrayal of the people of city was one of the strengths of the series, and there were some common vampire tropes about what defines us as human and the curse and appeal of an eternal life that made this a stronger series than many on this list, and it hooked me with the strength of its acting and character arcs, but it felt a bit short in its ending of the first season. This was the first time vampires were presented in a serious Gothic horror manner on television, in an ongoing storyline, and its success was a shock to many. I wanted to love the Strain, and there are things that are really quite great about it. The vampire hunter referred to only as D originated in novels but has also appeared in anime, comic books, and other media. It seems that fans of the films stayed away because of Wesley Snipes not being in the lead performance, but that is really too bad. Saniyya Sidney, 23 min High quality Vampire Chronicles gifts and merchandise. Midnight is a safe haven for those who are different, but with the presence of outsiders, the residents band together and form a strong and unlikely family. It has less humor than the original, but with the same premise it is worthy of the list. Ashleigh Cummings, The show has strong character development and so the fates of the characters keep growing more important to the viewer. Stars: The moral dilemma of the village as things escalate make for a fantastic story. Sophia Myles, The rich Collins family of Collinsport, Maine is tormented by strange occurrences. | This show does a good job of making the investigations of the P.I. It is hard to judge a remake fairly, even if it is in a different format (film vs. television), without continually comparing it to the original. In a word - disappointing. | Evgeniy Stychkin, Barbara Blackburn, My suggestion? Julie Zangenberg, I'm not a huge fan of anime, but this has really nice artwork and pacing to go with its story and I found myself caught up in it and wanting to watch more. TV-MA Hakuouki (Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~) Buy now. | Carmilla Joel de la Fuente. Alexander Petrov, Drama, Fantasy, Horror. I have to admit, though, that by the end of the first season they really started breaking away from the original plot and that is a good thing. Deborah Duchene. TV-PG Drama, Fantasy, Mystery. Crime, Drama, Fantasy. 23 min | Stars: TV-14 Don't believe it. | Secrets are just part of daily life in the small Pennsylvania town of Hemlock Grove, where the darkest evils hide in plain sight. The third act is rushed, with character actions that are not justified, and ends with an idiotic plot twist that undermines the whole storyline and leaves a bitter garlic taste in the mouth. Dylan Bruce, Action, Adventure, Drama. Read 1 460 reviews from the world's largest community fo… Jonathan Scarfe, Shadowhunters These are classically decadent vampires and it is horror at its best. Harvey Guillén. For it's production value, acting, and writing alone this is one of the best vampire shows. Kat Graham. Stars: Each book refreshes your memory of the book before. Also, the lessons learned by the character continue to propel him forward on his quest for humanity and that leads to some quality human drama. Kelly Overton, Crime, Drama, Horror. Another show sadly canceled too early, but definitely one of the best of the genre. Disclaimer: Lestat de Lioncourt, Louis de Pointe du Lac, Armand, Nicolas de L'Enfant, Daniel Molloy and the title The Vampire Chronicles are the sole creation and property of Anne Rice and her publishers; no profit has been made from this writing. | Vampire Armand from The Vampire Chronicles by Hakucheu on DeviantArt DeviantArt is the world's largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing people to connect through the creation and sharing of art. We are entering a golden age of television where better production and acting are making for some really interesting serial dramas and supernatural shows have a niche now. The first season has been enjoyable if not quite up to the level of the other two shows, but it is more interested in focusing on the prep school of the supernaturals and how they learn to live in the world and so it is a bit different than the other shows as well. There was a short anime film on the same subject and a live action version of the story a few years back as well, both good, but this is the best of the three as it allows for plenty of opportunity to develop this great story. In the 2006 musical, Lestat, Gabrielle was portrayed by Carolee Carmello who was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her role. Drama, Horror, Romance. A mockumentary following a police force as they deal with various perpetrators who are mostly supernatural in nature. It deals with weighty themes. Only one has vampires (so far). It's still a really good horror show, though, and one of the more original shows on this list. | I devoured this show in one day. Ryan Kwanten. The writing duo of Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffatt (the powerhouse behind some of the best of new Doctor Who and Sherlock) turning to one the greatest vampire novel of all time? The adventures of the half human/vampire hunter. Vampires are very attractive, and even beautiful, as the transformation of becoming a vampire perfects and refines th… . | Head Prosecutor, Min Tae-yeon, was bitten by a vampire. This is a reality show parody. Every episode added a new element to this fantastic world and the acting and story lines just kept getting better. Daniel Gillies, Josh Hartnett, Angel is a compelling character and is often presented as a sort of Batman superhero type of character (even occasionally overtly referencing these qualities in script), and while again I am not such a fan of the more episodic style of television shows, nor the detective type of shows, this was one that I enjoyed because of the excellent writing and because David Boreanaz does such a great job as Angel. If you are looking for lighthearted detective story of the week fluff, this is a good one to pick. VAMPIRE ELEMENTS ONLY - Supernatural is a terrific and engrossing show with intricate plots and two great main characters with elaborate and interesting histories. Gregg Chillin, Amel was a powerful spirit first mentioned in the novel The Vampire Lestat. This is a show that is hit or miss for me. David Boreanaz, Jared Padalecki, It goes to some very dark places, and these places have absolutely no humor or levity to lighten things. Vanessa Helsing, distant relative of famous vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing, is resurrected only to find that vampires have taken over the world. Drama, Fantasy, Horror. Alejandra Reynoso, Timothy Dalton, Brigid Brannagh. Kayvan Novak, 24 min | TV series based on the novels by Anne Rice. Young Dracula The story will begin in Istanbul in the 1800s and stretch daily. Characters seen throughout The Vampire Chronicles.Aaron Lightner Killed Off for Real: By Tommy and Marklin in Taltos, to prevent him from returning to the Talamasca and exposing the intercepted communications. 44 min Blood "A magnificent, compulsively readable thriller . 60 min Action, Drama, Fantasy. Stars: Demons Throughout the series the protagonist, Lestat, seeks the origin of the vampire species and tries to fit his need for blood into a workable moral system. By the end of episode one, though the material strayed dramatically from its source material, I was hooked.