“‘Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person’: A Movie and a Vampire That Don’t Suck”

“On the page and on screens, vampires come in a range of makes and models: Sexy, hideous, humanoid, monstrous, cunning, coarse, kindly, cruel. But the massive popularity of franchises like Twilight suggests that some audiences harbor an inferiority complex over their frailty compared to the indomitable power of the average vamp. They’re faster than us. They’re smarter than us. They’re stronger than us, more worldly than us. They have perfect hair, forever.” (Full review at Paste Magazine.)

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