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

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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
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