Vampires. Zombies. They're the pirates and ninjas of the monster world, massively popular yet very divisive. Tween girls and Joss Whedon fanboys go crazy for the fangs, while gamers and George Romero devotees go for the shuffling hordes. And almost everybody gets a kick out of one or the other.

Both creatures have been used as comedy fodder on the silver screen, with zombies (Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland) thus far enjoying substantially more success than vampires (Dracula: Dead and Loving It, Vampires Suck). But once the entire internet gets in on the fun, there's no shortage of satire for either horror genre.

Are You Afraid of the Dark? Vampire Death

If you're like me, you mostly remember being legitimately scared by "Are You Afraid of the Dark", just after being legitimately scared in a different way by "Roundhouse". But now, 15 years later, we can look back and laugh. Laugh at things like this vampire doing a wacky dance before turning into a dummy and falling off a building.More »

Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter

You might have trouble finding the 2001 cult film Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter at your local Blockbuster. Especially since your local Blockbuster just closed. But you can enjoy the hilarious, pitch-perfect trailer on YouTube.More »

Deleted "Twilight" Sex Scene

Vampires and mortals are forbidden from making love. But that doesn't mean they can't have a good time, right? Much like evangelical Christians before him, this vampire discovers a way to skirt the moral codes that guide him.More »

Eddie Izzard on Vampires

What's better than Eddie Izzard making jokes about vampires? Eddie Izzard's vampire jokes brought to life with stop-motion Lego animation.More »

Nosferatu Dancing to Lady Gaga

What's the only thing creepier than Max Schreck's depiction of Nosferatu in F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent film classic? Lady Gaga, of course. So what could be more terrifyingly appropriate than Count Orlok himself getting down to "Poker Face"?More »

Batman vs. Dracula

Even accounting for the fact that its title is "Batman vs. Dracula", this fantastic line-drawing cartoon is absolutely bizarre. Although it seems more normal if one accounts for it coming from the former Soviet Union.More »

Dracula and the Pre-Med Student Episode 1 (Part 1)

Dracula has always served as a metaphorical representation of our deepest fears. But in this web series, he becomes one of our greatest real-life annoyances: a bad roommate.

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Vampire Reunion

Pop culture's most famous vampires hold a summit, but there's some friction in the group as Dracula's agenda for pure terror gets derailed by today's softer, cuddlier undead.More »

Vampire Prevention Win

This small town will do whatever it takes to keep vampires away. No, it's not a new fall series on FX. This is a real local newscast. As the old saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of Van Helsing.More »

SuperFriends - Attack of the Vampire Highlights

With a team of several superheroes, you'd think there would be no shortage of comic book supervillains to fight. Well, you'd be wrong, because here the SuperFriends fight Dracula. It all makes about as much sense you'd expect it to.More »