Curse of the vampire by Sasha Slaughter

Ok, so this weeks topic is Vampires. And this article is going to compare the classic vampires to the newer, more glamorous ones. Now I will say upfront, that hands down, the classic old school vampires are my personal favorite. Which you would find surprsing once I tell you that I am a diehard twi-hard. No shit right!!?? I haven't seen very many vamprie movies, especially not nearly as many as my partner Zombie Zane, but I can still say that the old school vampires are far more superior. The whole idea of a vampire is to invoke fear. Think about the classic vampires. They were creepy, ugly and just downright vicious bastards. They were cunning and bloodthirsty.

Now, think about the modern take on vampires today. Think Twilight. The "vampires" on Twilight can hardly be called vampires. For one, they are portrayed as stunningly beautiful, absolutely flawless, perfect in every way imaginable. They were incredibly smart, amazingly fast and, to top all of it off, they fucking sparkle in the sun....WHAT??? The vampires that were in movies when I was growing up didn't even come out during the day, let alone glitter in the damn sun. Seriously. And the "vampires" in Twilight don't have fangs, at least none that are described in the book or seen in the movies. And I've read all four books, multiple times, and I've seen all movies, multiple times. And never once do I remember fangs being shown or mentioned. Thats like one of the most important parts of a vampire. Fangs....duh!!!

Don't get me wrong, I'm not banging on the Twilight saga, I did mention that I am a diehard twi-hard, and I love the idea of the movies. The romance and the drama *I'm a girl, whaddya want from me?* But I don't agree with how the "vampires" are portrayed. Back in the day, those vampires weren't perfect, they weren't always stunningly beautfiul, and I'll say it again, they sure as hell did not sparkle in the sun. Only pansy ass vampires sparkle in the sun. That means you Edward Cullen. Some of the earlier vampires were often described as repulsive, and corpse like. And other times, they were slightly less gross, but it was only a ploy to cover unfathomable evil. The vampires of today are the total opposite of that.

And I don't just mean the Twilight Saga. There are plenty of other shows and movies where the vampires are shown to be painfully beautiful, and perfect in every way. Thankfully though, at least those vampires have fangs, and theres some murder and blood drinking, which is more than can be said for Twilight. Unless of course you count the implied murder of animals in the Twlight Saga. Blahh. Animals??? What did the animals ever do to you?? You're supposed to kill people!! I want to suck your blood....that kind of stuff. Yeesh!! So, in closing, the classic vampires are most definitley handsdown my absolute favorite. Sure, I like Twilight, but the "vampires" in the movies just aren't brutal enough. If Stephanie Myer would have stuck with the old school idea of the vampire, that movie would have been 10,000 times more kick ass. But sadly, she stuck with the beautiful, perfect, genius, brooding, sparkle in the sun type. Pansies. Thanks for reading guys && ghouls! =)