10 Vampire TV Shows You'll Be Dying to Watch for Halloween

Dive into the night adventures of four vampires who have lived together for over a century on Staten Island in this documentary-style horror comedy. What We Do in the Shadows is based on Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi's 2014 New Zealand feature film of the same name. The series has been nominated for nearly 30 Emmy Awards and won its first in 2022!

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Set in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana; Anna Paquin plays telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse who falls in love with a 174-year-old vampire as humans and vampires struggle to co-exist. Based on a series of novels by Charlaine Harris, True Blood, in all of its deserving popularity, reflects the vampires' fight for equality through themes of friendship and romance.

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If gothic horror intrigues you, then look no further at another successful screen adaptation about vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac who tells journalist Daniel Molloy about his life story and relationship with fellow vampire Lestat du Lioncourt beginning in New Orleans in 1910. To avoid spoilers, let's just say Molloy begins to uncover some interesting secrets about Louis and his past.

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Alright, yes, it's an obvious choice to watch thanks to pop culture, but the series is consistently entertaining. Nina Dobrev stars as Elena Gilbert, a teenager living in Mystic Falls, Virginia, who eventually meets two vampire brothers, Damon and Stefan Salvatore, who could not be more opposite from one another. It's full of plot twists, and you'll definitely end up rooting for one of the easy-on-the-eyes brothers!

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The wealthy Collins family of Collinsport, Maine, experience supernatural incidents in their Collinwood estate. Vampire Barnabas Collins is introduced in the tenth episode of the series, at first as a temporary addition, but then became too popular to kick off.

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A list of vampire TV shows without mentioning Buffy Summers wouldn't be right. Chosen by fate, Buffy is destined to fight against vampires and other supernatural creatures with the help of her friends all while balancing their social lives as high school students.

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Couldn't get enough of The Vampire Diaries? No worries, here's an almost equally as successful spinoff: It follows the Mikaelson siblings, known as the first generation of vampires, and their efforts to reclaim New Orleans–the city they built. Meanwhile, tensions are rising among vampires, werewolves, and witches in the city.

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Speaking of spinoffs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer has its very own as well, and it aired during its forerunner's fourth season. Angel is a vampire who was in a romantic relationship with Buffy, but moves to Los Angeles after the couple calls it quits. Angel's soul is restored and he feels remorse for his past. In the City of Angels, Angel works as a private detective, working to save the souls of others.

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This fantasy horror is another show based on the novel series of the same name by Richelle Mead. Rose Hathaway is a guardian-in-training Dhampir who protects Lissa Dragomir, a Moroi princess. Moroi vampires originate from Romanian folklore and are mortal whereas Dhampirs are from Balkan folklore and are human and vampire hybrids. Together, Rose and Lissa attend St. Vladimir's Academy, a boarding school for Dhampirs and Moroi.

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The show's title character doesn't meet the stereotypical expectations of what a vampire is and looks like, but that doesn't stop him from using his unique supernatural powers to become a better version of himself. It's a comedy with an important message about being comfortable in your own skin.

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