What are some vampire stories that aren't as insipid as Twilight?

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Anonymous · Accepted Answer

There are plenty of non insipid vampire stories.

I would do anything by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, who has a great series about a 5000 year old blood sucker named St, Germain. I would start with "The Palace": 

http://www.amazon.com/The-Palace-St-Germain-ebook/dp/B003WEAC3Q/ref=sr_1_1_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369887029&sr=1-1&keywords=the+palace+st+germain

The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnes

http://www.amazon.com/Vampire-Tapestry-Suzy-McKee-Charnas/dp/0765320827/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369887160&sr=1-2&keywords=weyland+vampire

Of course the Sookie Stackhouse series upon which True Blood is based, starting with Dead Until Dark

http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Until-Sookie-Stackhouse-Blood/dp/0441019331/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369887257&sr=1-1&keywords=sookie+stackhouse+book+1

And the Gabriella Doria series, with Dark Sanction

http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Sanction-ebook/dp/B005HK06TS/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369887405&sr=1-1&keywords=dark+sanction

And Dark Hunt

http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Hunt-ebook/dp/B00917BJTO/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_1

phoebe · Answer

Salem's Lot by Stephen King
"The Night Flyer" (short story) by Stephen King
Let The Right One In by John Alvijde Lindquist (sp?)
The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle
Cirque du Soleil series by Darren Shan

Movies:
30 Days of Night
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (TV show)
True Blood (TV show)
Underworld
Nosferatu

Miss T · Answer

The Vampire Diaries

Anonymous · Answer

Interview With A Vampire - Anne Rice

? · Answer

Bram Stoker's "Dracula".
 "Cirque du Freak" (both the movie and the books, which are by Darren Shan, by the way).
 I have not actually vampire-related novels. However, I have seen many vampire movies and programmes. I have also read vampire short stories and I will often spend a great deal of time looking about vampires and answering questions about them on here.

? · Answer

YA
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Evernight series by Claudia Gray

Adult
Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles
Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward
Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost
House of ComarrÃ© series by Kristen Painter
Anita Blake Series by Laurell K. Hamilton
Chicagoland Vampires series by Chloe Neill

robert s · Answer

There is the original  Dracula by Brahm Stoker. The main character is fashioned from some monarch or General called Vlad the impaler gives you chills huh?

Eleanor · Answer

Dracula. The sort of origin of vampire stories. You might find some of the language a bit dense, but it's actually pretty good- and creepy.

? · Answer

Angel of Vengeance by Trevor Munson

Chrissy Suranofsky · Answer

Anything by Ann rice. Also, Dracula.

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