Hunky: Louis de Pointe du Lac ("Interview with the Vampire")

Harmless: Count Chocula

Haunting: Bela Lugosi's Dracula

Heroic: Mick St. John ("Moonlight")

Blood-sucking bad boys, vexing vamps and counts of cuteness. All represent different types of vampires that have staked a place in pop culture. Some of these moonlight marauders have been quite menacing, while others are heroic heartthrobs focused on loving, not bloodletting.

With the opening of "Twilight," which features a good-guy vampire, let's take a look at some other fangtastic fellows -- from the cuddly to the cutthroat -- of TV and movies.

Hunky

-- Edward Cullen, "Twilight." He's sexy, supernatural and smitten with the new girl in town, Bella Swan. Robert Pattinson stars as a vampire conflicted about his romance with a mortal. Is she his soul mate or a snack?

-- Dracula. Gary Oldman's beguiling bloodsucker was equal parts hopeless romantic (for lovely lady Mina) and cold-blooded killer in the 1992 film based on Bram Stoker's novel.

-- Louis de Pointe du Lac, "Interview with the Vampire." Brad Pitt rocked some long locks and lusty looks as the tortured Louis who is bitten by the vampire Lestat (Tom Cruise) in the 1994 film. Louis comes to loathe the night-dwelling lifestyle and only finds happiness when he's watching over a young vampiress.

-- Bill Compton, HBO's "True Blood." Stephen Moyer plays a hottie vamp attracted to sassy waitress Sookie Stackhouse. Part of the allure is that Sookie, who has the ability to read minds, can't decipher Bill's because he is technically dead. Talk about a man of mystery.

Harmless

-- Count von Count. The "Sesame Street" star is enamored with numbers and has encouraged countless kids to dig into digits.

-- Count Chocula. A count that peddles chocolatey cereal with marshmallows. The only danger from this Dracula is a sugar rush.

-- Grandpa from "The Munsters" (1964-1966). Played by Al Lewis, this vampire was a member of a family of friendly monsters. His worst offense was provoking his son-in-law, Herman. He also provided comic relief in the classic TV series.

Haunting

-- Dracula (1931). Bela Lugosi is the classic count with the slicked-back 'do, encompassing cape, sinister eyes and thirst for blood. This Transylvanian was a true movie terror.

-- Marlow, "30 Days of Night." This 2007 horror film focuses on a vicious pack of bloodthirsty baddies, led by Marlow, played by Danny Huston. The gang descends on an Alaskan town during a period in winter when the sun won't be seen for a month.

-- David, "The Lost Boys." Long before Kiefer Sutherland was saving lives on "24," he was taking them as the ruthless leader of a rowdy gang of California vamps in this 1987 flick. Sutherland's David was trying to recruit a new guy into the fold until the Coreys (that's Haim and Feldman) foiled his plans.

Heroic

-- Angel from TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997-2003) and "Angel" (1999-2004). A soulful, sexy and brooding bloodsucker, played by David Boreanaz. He loved and bewitched Buffy and later took off to L.A. to redeem himself and rid the city of evil.

-- Mick St. John, "Moonlight." Alex O'Loughlin portrayed an attractive and alluring vampire who, instead of preying on people, offers his services as a private investigator in this 2007 TV series.

-- Blade. Wesley Snipes stars as a half vampire/half mortal man who works to protect regular folk from vampire villains in this film franchise.

Did we forget your favorite vampire, whether naughty or nice? E-mail sharla.bardin@roanoke.com to make your argument for additions to this list.