vampire
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A revamped vampire tale: The Lost Boys, one of the 1980s’ campiest cult classics, just got adapted into a Broadway musical.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Not for the vampire that he is, but for the human being that he was,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
Yet “The Vampire Lestat” asks viewers to believe something as audacious as a centuries-old vampire still being able to captivate people, launch a music career and inspire a movement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
But thanks to Reid’s indefatigable charisma, this vampire sidesteps the resentment millions hold for real-life bloodsuckers by inviting us behind the velvet curtain.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
The vampire business smacked of Dark Shadows reruns, and I refused to take it seriously.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Teenagers everywhere fell under the spell of Rice’s vampires in the mid-‘80s with an ardor that AMC’s “The Vampire Lestat” radiates through the devotion of his superfans.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
Who knew vampires made such a good metaphor for America’s worst excesses?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Here the band of vampires led by David is an actual rock band, of a gothic style befitting its members.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
After his arrest he protested his innocence, but during his two-week trial it emerged that he was obsessed with vampires and wanted to become one in a quest for immortality.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
I was sitting in my room, researching vampires.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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