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I enjoy vampires from more of a sci fi angle than as an icon of horrror. I love to see them kickin each others asses, ala Blade, or trying to discover the purpose and origins of their existence, ala the Ann Rice Vampire Chronicles. I did really enjoy 30 Days of Night, despite the horrific camera work during the action scenes.
Pretty much the same for werewolves, although American Werewolf in London and Silver bullet were two of my favs. The Howling series was far to hokey for me, especially when they switched to marcupial werewolves.
And Zombies are by far my favorite horror icons. Doesn't matter what the plot or the quality of the film, if there is a zombie in it, I'm watching it. Day of the Dead is probably my favorite, mostly for the amazing gore effects more so than the plot. I'm currently reading a graphic novel series called The Walking Dead, involving the world's fall to the undead, and people trying to survive in that world, which would make an insane HBO series, or maybe a series of films. And for the record, 28 Days/Weeks are not Zombie movies, or good movies for that matter.
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