What's with the sudden vampire fad?

[Ghoste]

I just spotted a flyer that my 13 year old brought home from school with a list of books that the kids can order and it seems like there are a whack of vampire stories all of a sudden.  And how many series are there on tv about these clowns now?  Three? Four?  Two or twenty, I don't know.  It just seems that after a long spell of cool scary vampires now we have a whole bunch of these moody young vamps taking over.
More importantly, do you think they can kick any serious zombie ass?

[4cruzin]

I would say it is fueled by all the new vampire movies that are out. 

[Ponch ®]

TRUE BLOOD, FTW!

[Ghoste]

Two teenage daughters and a wife who seems to like that crap so yes, I know about the "New Moon" books and movies.  
But do we really have a market for that many copcats?  And what about the zombies?

[Road Dog]

Underworld is a good vampire movie. Zombies in today's movies are not like the ones in the older movies.

[learical1]

moody young vamps.
do you think they can kick any serious zombie ass?

Since zombies and vampires are both dead, would they have the slightest interest in each other?  I mean, you never see zombies attack other zombies.  Of course, they both need living humans to survive which puts them in competition for this dwindling resource.  So, what would happen if a zombie bit a vampire?  Is there any blood in a zombie for a vampire to drink? Enquiring minds want to know!

[Chad L. Magee]

In my best mad scientist voice:

Vampires and zombies? Beah...
 
If you want to see something frightening, come on down to my laboratory.  I am sure I can scrape up something/someone worse......


(Note: I now have an Frankenstein switch and I am not afraid to use it, cue the lightning storm)

[Brock Samson]

 I'm a veteran of Dark Shadows,.. we used to rush home from school to see it..



             http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpr6IfYW5Lg

  Looks like Johnny Depp is teaming up with Tim Burton for a remake too,..

  That and the only decent Vampire film I've seen in the past decade the Swedish "Let the Right One In"
          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICp4g9p_rgo
              is being remade for America as well...
  http://foreign.peacefmonline.com/entertainment/201010/92225.php

[Magnumcharger]

I remember Dark Shadows....Barnabus....but he was butt-fuggly! Imagine if they had Bobby Sherman playing the lead role? The Vampire craze might have taken off in 1969 instead of now!

[Brock Samson]

God damn your old!     

[Magnumcharger]

I just looked in the mirror, and you're right!!!

[Old Moparz]

I remember it too, but from reruns. I'm not as old as some of you. 

[MoparManJim]

moody young vamps.
do you think they can kick any serious zombie ass?

Since zombies and vampires are both dead, would they have the slightest interest in each other?  I mean, you never see zombies attack other zombies.  Of course, they both need living humans to survive which puts them in competition for this dwindling resource.  So, what would happen if a zombie bit a vampire?  Is there any blood in a zombie for a vampire to drink? Enquiring minds want to know!

They just be bitting into each other would be all. 

[MoparManJim]

God damn your old!     

Hey, I already grey hair and I'm not that old yet! so what it it please. 

[greenpigs]

moody young vamps.
do you think they can kick any serious zombie ass?

Since zombies and vampires are both dead, would they have the slightest interest in each other?  I mean, you never see zombies attack other zombies.  Of course, they both need living humans to survive which puts them in competition for this dwindling resource.  So, what would happen if a zombie bit a vampire?  Is there any blood in a zombie for a vampire to drink? Enquiring minds want to know!

Vampires are much more inteligent than a zombie & Vamp chicks are hot!

[learical1]

ah, yes, Dark Shadows.  My little sister was a huge fan.  Barnabas wasn't hot, but Quentin was.  In the days before VCR's, I would hot wire off the speaker and record the show on cassette so she could listen to it later.

[Daytona R/T SE]

I'm a veteran of Dark Shadows,.. we used to rush home from school to see it..

Yep, Me too...

I used to run into the house from the bus just to watch it.

Man... I had to be a little kid then-what years did it run ?

And who could forget Angelique 

[MoparManJim]

I'm a veteran of Dark Shadows,.. we used to rush home from school to see it..

Yep, Me too...

I used to run into the house from the bus just to watch it.

Man... I had to be a little kid then-what years did it run ?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059978/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101075/ 

Pick your take or ah take your pick 
http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=Dark+Shadows