Recommendations?

I don't know about the rest of you, but I've been going through Vampire Withdraw. I thought it might be neat to recommend some of our other favorite vampire books and movies. Here are some of mine:

1. The Sookie Stackhouse books (by Charlaine Harris). Book 9 in this series was just released, so it will keep you occupied for a while. Sookie is a twentysomething waitress in a small northern Louisiana town. Sookie is a telepath, so life has been hard for her, since she always hears the thoughts of everyone around her. When the world's vampires go public and ask for recognition under the law, Sookie is thrilled to discover that she can't read vampire minds. Romantic entanglements and Southern stereotypes ensue.

2. True Blood (HBO, based on the Sookie Stackhouse novels). Season 1 of this series has just been released on DVD, with Season 2 premiering next week on HBO. It's just like Twilight, except 13 hours long and with way more nudity, swearing, sex, graphic violence, and naked people. I'm absolutely disgusted and will stop watching it soon. Stars Anna Paquin (The Piano) as Sookie.

3. Let The Right One In (DVD): This is a film from Sweden. The DVD offers you the option of viewing it dubbed in English or in Swedish with English subtitles. This is quite a film. A young boy named Oskar is the butt of schoolyard bullying. He has no friends, until one night he meets a mysterious girl who has moved in next door. Lots of snow. (Rated R)

4. Interview With the Vampire (DVD): This is an amazing cheesefest from the star-happy blockbuster '90's. I watch this film and think this is what Twilight might have been. I'm so thankful it was not! Stars Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas, Kirsten Dunst, and many, many others. If you've watched it, think of the following quote from Steve Martin's "Bowfinger" when you watch it again:

"Did you know that Tom Cruise didn't even know he was in that vampire movie until a year later?"

5. Dark Shadows Revival (DVD): This series, a casualty of the 24-hour news media's coverage of Operation Desert Storm, was amazing vampire romance set in the gloom of coastal Maine. Starring Ben Cross as Barnabas Collins, Jean Simmons as the family matriarch, and other late '80's/early '90's talent. I have heard rumors that there is a Dark Shadows movie in the works, with Johnny Depp developing the role of Barnabas.

Yum, yum.