Slideshow: Black vampires before 'Breaking Dawn'

SLIDESHOW - Traditionally, black actors have had little success with the vampire genre of film-making. But here the top 10 films featuring black vampire characters...

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Tween vampire flick The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 hits theaters worldwide today. Less of a horror and more of a young adult fantasy flick, the movie has all the formulaic makings of vampire plot-filled predecessors before it. Its most striking resemblance is the lack of any black blood suckers. Traditionally, black actors have had little success with the vampire genre of film-making. But here are the top 10 films featuring black vampire characters.

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