From Lifeforce to Shadow of the Vampire, these movies weren't afraid to step outside the boundaries of vampire cinema to deliver truly daring stories.

These movies are out for blood.

Landmark vampire movies like Sinners, Nosferatu, and Let the Right One In are among the genre's best and most important.

Dracula, Twilight, The Lost Boys, Blade, Nosferatu, and more make up our list of vampire movies so great that they became the blueprint.