Hollywood’s Crush on Vampires
by Stefica Budimir-Bekan


US production companies have been shooting films and TV shows about vampires, shape-shifters and other mythological creatures for ages but never before have those series created such hype around the globe. Vampires are the new heroes.

The film “Twilight,” based on the bestseller vampire series by Stephenie Meyer was released on 21 November 2008 and broke records at the US box offices with a 70.6 million dollars opening haul at the first weekend. The sequel “New Moon” was highly anticipated and hit the big screen on November 27, 2009 in the UK. The second-season premiere of “True Blood” based on the “The Southern Vampire Mysteries” series of novels by Charlaine Harris has become the most-watched programme with 3.7 million viewers on the US premium cable network HBO since the finale of “The Sopranos” more than two years ago. And last but not least, the series premiere of the CW’s The “Vampire Diaries” on 10 September 2009 was watched by 4.8 million viewers, a bigger audience than any other channel had to date. But, why are vampire stories so popular? Does love really suck? Read More→