HiFranc wrote:If you're looking for a vampire series that uses a scientific reason (of sorts) then you could try Ultraviolet. It was a series on British television in the 90s. The series has the feel of a police or spy drama series rather than a thriller or horror.
Interesting... it sounds kind of like an actualization of the "Porphyria" thories and such, to explain how the folklore originated (like lycanthropy, rabies, etc. for werewolves). I actually don't know a whole lot about the original vampire tales (really just the basics of Lillith--religion/mythology and Dracula--retellings=superstition?) which is why I stuck with the "werewolf" topic. (Seriously, anyone? I'm not well-versed in modern supernatural pop-culture...)
I guess I just hate to think that our culture is losing a bit of that "history," when popular folklore eclipses the old legends, until they seem to only exist in dusty volumes compiled decades, even centuries ago. If I can know that someone
is paying homage to the true legends, I suppose I'll feel better (in essence, I'm looking
away from scientific reasoning).
But enough out of me... how about the "American Werewolf in London" series (or whichever came first). I was intrigued by the sub-plot that the humans killed by a werewolf were "trapped"--spiritually bound to that wolf and able to be seen by and interact with them (and, as time passed, manifesting in the proper state of decay--ugh!), only to be released once the werewolf was killed. Not sure if it was supposed to be torture for the human, or the werewolf, or both...
EDIT: I'm sorry... I just re-read the first post. Was this thread supposed to focus on vampires specifically, or the supernatural in general? If the former, I apologize.
I enjoyed the "Lost Boys" movie. It seemed to have the standard abilities, but allowed the hapless turned victim to discover them on his own... such as waking up and realizing he was floating, and had no clue how to keep himself from drifting out his bedroom window and into the night (more levitation/flying than a simple switch in personal gravity). At times, a very humorous movie.