I guess I'm lucky that my Mom enjoyed horror stories and movies so she indulged me. We'd sit in the dark and watch Chiller Theatre (hosted by Boris Karloff) and any other spooky stuff that was on tv. Every Sat. afternoon, the local movie theater showed horror flicks and I was always right up front. LOL!
And vampires were always my favorites. I have several vampire movies on video and always keep my eyes out for something new. The big problem is that most of the new flicks aren't worth a flip. *sigh*
So nowadays, I eagerly await Ann Rice's new novels in her vampire series. I think I have them all, unless she's come out with another one I haven't heard about yet.
Radu is my all-time favorite vampire. (that's why I chose the name for my screen name, even though it's masculine). He makes Dracula look like a wuss. A baaaaaaad dude.