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A new vampire authorization was launched at the movies this weekend and audiences bit. “Twilight,” a abnormal adulation adventure with arcane roots, becoming a swoon-inducing $70.6 million. It snagged top abode from James Bond and “Quantum of Solace

As fans of the book sink their teeth into the new movie “Twilight,” they would do well to warm up with some other vampire films. There’s a long list of them; here are 10 of the best:

“Dracula” (1931): Bela Lugosi would be forever typecast as the man who vants to drink your blud or whatever, but he would also create an iconic character. Still creepy.

“Nosferatu” (1922): Talk about creepy. Max Schreck practically defines the term as Count Orlok. Man, the bald head, the fangs, the eyes — he practically looks like a real vampire.

“Shadow of the Vampire” (2000): Maybe Schreck was real. That’s the premise of this film. Willem Defoe got a well-deserved Oscar nomination for playing Schreck as the genuine item in the making of Nosferatu. Great idea, great performance.

“Nosferatu the Vampyre” (1979): The movie that just won’t die. Werner Herzog directs Klaus Kinski in an atmospheric version of the tale. Still really creepy, and Kinski’s outstanding.

“Martin” (1977): George Romero made his name with zombies, but he made a good vampire film here as well. John Amplas stars as the title character, a young man who thinks he’s a vampire. Is he? Does it matter, when you act like one? Stunning ending.

“Near Dark” (1987): Underrated classic, with a way-before-”Heroes” Adrian Pasdar trying to decide whether to become a vampire. Great bar slaughter scene, and Bill Paxton’s a vampire. All good things.

“Interview with the Vampire” (1994): There was an outcry among Anne Rice fans when Tom Cruise was cast as Lestat, but he’s quite good. Brad Pitt is, too, and a very young Kirsten Dunst is exceptionally creepy as a pint-sized vampire.

“The Lost Boys” (1987): Is Jason Patric becoming a vampire? His brother thinks so, and sets out to stop it from happening. Kiefer Sutherland is good as a spiky-haired bloodsucker, and Edward Herrmann is outstanding. How good is it? Corey Haim’s in it, and it’s still worth watching.

“From Dusk Till Dawn” (1996): File under “fun,” not necessarily “good.” But fun it is. George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino play brothers on the lam. They wind up in a Mexican bar with hostages — and a whole lot of trouble of the supernatural kind.

“Salem’s Lot” (1979): Made-for-TV version of Stephen King’s scariest novel still packs some scares. Writer David Soul comes back to his hometown when strange things start happening. Hey, it’s Stephen King — that can’t be good.

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