Vampire Awareness Month is the creation of Peter Bell & Mark Deniz. This idea came about after the success of their Zombie Awareness Month.

They have put together the following activities:

Movies: watch each one per day and discuss on their Facebook page here. Here are the list of movies, the year of production, the director and the date for each to be watched.If you are behind simply spend the next few days catching up.

• Nosferatu 1922 F. W. Murnau 7/9
• Dracula 1931 Tod Browning 7/22
• Brides of Dracula 1960 Terence Fisher 7/13
• The Night Stalker 1972 John Llewellyn Moxey 7/15
• Martin 1977 George A. Romero 7/17
• Dracula 1979 John Badham 7/19
• The Hunger 1983 Tony Scott 7/21
• Vampire Hunter D 1985 Toyoo Ashida 7/23
• The Lost Boys 1987 Joel Schumacher 7/25
• Near Dark 1987 Kathryn Bigelow 7/27
• Cronos 1993 Guillermo del Toro 7/29
• Interview with the Vampire 1994 Neil Jordan 7/31
• Shadow of the Vampire 2000 E. Elias Merhige 8/2
• 30 Days of Night 2007 David Slade 8/4
• Let the Right One In 2008 Tomas Alfredson 8/6
• Twilight 2008 Catherine Hardwicke 8/8

There will also be blogs, articles, and reviews during the month as well. Here are what they have so far:

• Introduction - Blog
• Mythology - Blog
• Kappa - Blog
• Vampyr - Review
• Vampires in Cinema - Article
• Immortal Beloved Short - Story
• Early Vampire Films Pt.1 - Review
• The Enduring Vampire - Blog
• Polidori & vampires in lit. Pt.1  - Review
• Polidori & vampires in lit. Pt.2 - Review
• Ultraviolet - Review
• Early Vampire Films Pt.2 - Review
• The Hunger - Review
• Rock music in Vampire films/tv - Blog
• Ravenloft - Blog
• Vampire Knight - Review
• Dracula - Blog
• Near Dark/Lost Boys - Commentary
• The Lure of the Dead Boyfriend - Article
• Near Dark/Lost Boys - Article
• Martin - Review.
• Cronos - Review
• Vampires Used as Religious Icons - Article
• From Dusk till Dawn - Review
• 30 Days of Night - Review
• Underworld Films - Blog
• Domestication of Vampires - Blog
• Conclusion - Blog

Lexington Relation:

I will be submitting the articles- The Lure of the Dead Boyfriend and Vampires used as Religious Icons.

Please stop in and help celebrate Vampire Awareness Month. Lexington readers can help by visiting the websites, the facebook page, and by watching and reviewing the movies. Please comment each day.