Vampires have long been America’s favorite monster.  You don’t see people dressed as werewolves strutting across magazine covers and becoming overnight teen sensations. I can’t recall the last time a movie featuring a Mummy was popular since, well “The Mummy” or its sequel. Zombies were about to catch on until someone decided it was in our best interest to fight them instead of letting them integrate into the flow of society.

What makes vampires different is their unequivocal sex appeal. Frankenstein has an oddly shaped head and the last zombie I encountered smelled a bit like rotting flesh. That, and mummies happened to be covered in toilet paper. You can’t exactly feel a ghost either, severely limiting your onscreen options for romance unless you find yourself in the presence of a poltergeist.

The vampire solves this problem by looking presentable and maintaing a certain sense of mystery. He is generally suave and lets the object of his affection come to him. He or she won’t intrude on your homelife without being invited in first.  He is eloquent and can speak rather than moan for brains (though he may ask to suck your blood).

So, unless mainstream America has developed a fetish for capes or things that crawl out of coffins, vampires are cool simply because they are vampires.

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Enjoy the mixtape my vampire loving friends!