The Creatively Green Write at Home Mom: Top 10 Vampire Movies with October Weeks

Hello everyone! My name is October Weeks. I’m a dark fantasy/horror/paranormal author J Today I’d like to discuss my top ten vampire movies!

Top 10 Vampire Movies (in no particular order):

Dracula (1931). I absolutely love this movie. Bela is my all-time favorite Dracula—he completely draws me in. Wonderfully mesmerizing.

Underworld franchise. I love these movies—vampires, werewolves, lots of action and a slightly different take on the vampire origin story.

The Lost Boys (1987). This movie can play on repeat and I’d never get sick of it. Though I could’ve done without that rice scene LOL

30 Days of Night (2007). I love the vampires in this movie! From their faces to their teeth and their thirst for blood. It was a nice change to see them more as the monster they originally were in myth and legend. It’s a tense film and I loved every minute of it.

John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998). Yeah, I’m sure this isn’t on many lists but I really enjoyed this movie. James Woods is awesome as Jack Crow, and Valek’s transformation into a vampire was actually a nice take on the origin story as well.

Fright Night (1985). A classic.

Dracula Untold (2014). I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. I did not expect to like it so much, but I loved the fresh take on the Dracula legend and how Vlad came to be what he was. The ending wasn’t my favorite, but still a great movie.

Blade (1998). I greatly enjoyed this movie. I also really liked Blade: Trinity. Lots of action!

Nosferatu (1922). Oh, this movie. A silent film that packs a real punch. More haunting than frightening, and the atmosphere is sharp with tension, decay, and dread. A masterpiece.

From Dusk til Dawn (1996). I LOVE THIS MOVIE! One of the best vampire films I’ve seen. I cannot even describe how awesome this movie is.

What are some of your favorite vampire movies?

The Damned

October Weeks

Genre: Dark urban fantasy

Publisher: Evernight Publishing

Date of Publication: March 12, 2015

ASIN: B00UESEIJW

Word Count: 69,000

Cover Artist: Jay Aheer

Book Description:

Eight years ago, slayer Tuck Houston lost two of her closest friends to a Damned vampire named Josef Dragos—a beast who traded the sun for darkness and blood. She’s been hunting him since the day she walked into the carnage he created. But Josef has hidden himself well in the underground, from both slayers and other vampires.

When slayers around the globe start disappearing in a familiar pattern—Josef’s pattern—she’s put on the hunt. And despite the painful memories and very real threat to her future that come with tracking him down, Tuck is certain of one thing: she is going to make Josef Dragos wish he’d never been born.

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Excerpt:

Tuck Houston casually strolled through the front doors of the ritzy hotel with a warm smile on her face, her hoodie and jeans soaked through from the rain. “Wasn’t expecting the downpour,” she said as she neared the front desk, cringing a bit inside as her boots left a bit of mud on the carpet.

The clerk chuckled as he regarded her. “I don’t think anyone was—forecast didn’t say anything about rain.”

“Damn weathermen can’t be trusted.” She laughed as she made her way to the elevator and clicked the button.

“Apparently not!”

When the elevator doors opened a few moments later, she said, “Have a good night.”

“You as well.”

When the doors opened again, she made her way to her quarry’s room, letting herself in with the key she’d obtained the day before. Digital keys were much harder to obtain than the old metal keys smaller hotels or motels used. She’d charmed the male clerk into giving her a key so she could surprise her “lover.”

The room was empty, of course. As he’d done the night before, her target was having a “drink” at the bar before retiring to his room, courtesy of some idiot human. Even the Damned couldn’t kill everyone they fed from—got suspicious after a while, to humans and slayers.

Walking across the high-end hardwood floors spread over the entire room, Tuck sat herself down on a chair, kicking her wet boots up on the edge of the bed and placing her pure silver knives on her thighs, which had been sheathed at her waist under her hooded sweatshirt. They weren’t her favorite weapons, but they were best for close contact.

She’d been tracking Samuel Bellows for a little over six weeks, from Boston to San Francisco—the city she was now in. He was responsible for the killing of seven little girls, drinking them dry of blood then abandoning their bodies in the woods. She could practically taste his death on her tongue.

But those girls were not the reason she was after him. His power had lingered at the scenes of several missing slayers—she planned on having a nice, bloody chat with him about that.

Footsteps jarred the quiet about twenty minutes later. Samuel’s footsteps. No human would have heard his steps, but she was more than human—slayers had a predators’ hearing, and she clearly heard the delight in his gait. He had a new target, he had human blood on his tongue, and—she smiled to herself—he had no idea what was in his room.

The key card slid in the lock, the door clicked, and into the darkness of the room came Samuel Bellows—five-foot-ten, a bit heavyset, and reeking of glee.

He was a dead man.

She held her position patiently as he turned on the lights. The look of surprise in his gray eyes when he saw her was so comical that she actually laughed. “Good evening, Samuel. The name’s Tuck Houston. But you can call me Ripper, if you’d like.”