Believe It or Not, Twilight Is More “Accurate” to Classic Vampire Lore than Nosferatu

Story by Nicole Drum

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Exploring how Twilight's vampires may actually be more faithful to Bram Stoker's iconic Dracula than the classic Nosferatu film.

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Stoker's Dracula established the seductive, contagious nature of vampires, which the Cullen family in Twilight embodies more than Nosferatu's scary, lethal bloodsuckers.
While Nosferatu made sunlight fatal to vampires, Twilight's sparkling bloodsuckers are closer to Stoker's vision, where daylight merely limits their supernatural abilities.

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Bram Stoker, Anne Rice, Hulu, Dracula, Nosferatu, Interview With the Vampire, The Twilight Saga