From Lifeforce to Shadow of the Vampire, these movies weren't afraid to step outside the boundaries of vampire cinema to deliver truly daring stories.

Dracula, Twilight, The Lost Boys, Blade, Nosferatu, and more make up our list of vampire movies so great that they became the blueprint.

The vampire is one of those figures that continues to haunt the pop culture imagination. Though Dracula is obviously the most famous vampire, there have been quite a few others who have made their way ...