10 1/2 Awesome Vampires

Edward Cullen is one awesome vampire. He's supernaturally strong, can read minds, and is surprisingly handsome for a 107 year old; even the most sensible high school lass would swoon once she saw him glitter in sunlight. With millions of teenage girls lining up to see Edward on the silver screen in "Twilight" this weekend, we compiled a list of the 10 1/2 most awesome vampires in movies.

SELENE MOVIE: Underworld ACTOR: Kate Beckinsale PLACE OF ORIGIN: Unnamed city that looks like Budapest, Hungary LAST SEEN: Fleeing Lycans. SPECIAL ABILITIES: Skilled in acrobatics and marksmanship. Looks great in a skin-tight cat suit.

COUNT DRACULA MOVIE: Dracula ACTOR: Bela Lugosi PLACE OF ORIGIN: Transylvania, of course LAST SEEN: Staked by Van Helsing. SPECIAL ABILITIES: Can turn into a bat. Extremely expressive eyebrows. Likes to loom over sleeping women.

LESTAT DE LIONCOURT MOVIE: Interview with the Vampire ACTOR: Tom Cruise PLACE OF ORIGIN: Auvergne, France LAST SEEN: Sucking the blood from a journalist. SPECIAL ABILITIES: The usual vampire superpowers. Can blend in with a crowd of pirate impersonators.

DAVID MOVIE: The Lost Boys ACTOR: Kiefer Sutherland PLACE OF ORIGIN: Sunny Santa Carla, California LAST SEEN: Impaled on deer antlers. SPECIAL ABILITIES: Can fly. Hair is so gelled that it couldn't move in a hurricane.

COUNT VLADIMIR DRACULA MOVIE: Love At First Bite ACTOR: George Hamilton PLACE OF ORIGIN: Transylvania (expelled to New York City) LAST SEEN: Flapping his way to Jamaica. SPECIAL ABILITIES: Can turn into a bat. Can turn Susan Saint James into a bat. Has a surprisingly good tan for a vampire.

MIRIAM BLAYLOCK MOVIE: The Hunger ACTOR: Catherine Deneuve PLACE OF ORIGIN: Unclear, she's been around for a long, long time. LAST SEEN: Shriveled, trapped in a coffin. SPECIAL ABILITIES: Can hit the clubs of New York without tiring, looks great in leather, can seduce both David Bowie and Susan Sarandon.

JESSE HOOKER MOVIE: Near Dark ACTOR: Lance Henriksen PLACE OF ORIGIN: The Confederate States of America LAST SEEN: Stuck in a burning car in daylight. SPECIAL ABILITIES: Super strong. Can puke bullets. Weird creepy stare.

SANTANICO PANDEMONIUM MOVIE: From Dusk Till Dawn ACTOR: Salma Hayek PLACE OF ORIGIN: Just across the Mexican border LAST SEEN: Impaled by a chandelier. SPECIAL ABILITIES: Remarkably flexible. Can turn into a silly-looking lizard creature. Looks great in a bikini/albino boa constrictor combo.

MUMUWALDE MOVIE: Blacula ACTOR: William Marshall PLACE OF ORIGIN: A small unnamed African nation by way of Transylvania. LAST SEEN: Melting from the sun. SPECIAL ABILITIES: Displays a remarkable understanding of 1970s L.A. culture for an African prince sealed in a coffin for two centuries.

COUNT ORLOK MOVIE: Nosferatu ACTOR: Max Schreck PLACE OF ORIGIN: Rhymes with Pennsylvania LAST SEEN: Bursting into flames from the sun. SPECIAL ABILITIES: Can spend inordinately long periods of time in a coffin. Able to spawn numerous remakes. Is really, really freaky looking.

BLADE* MOVIE: Blade ACTOR: Wesley Snipes PLACE OF ORIGIN: Chicago, IL LAST SEEN: Killing vampires in Russia SPECIAL ABILITIES: Immune to sunlight. Has serious ninja skills and biceps larger than your head. *Half vampire. 100% awesome.