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Article: A Bit Long in the Tooth.(Entertainment; CULTURE)(vampires )
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- Newsweek
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- December 15, 2008
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Byline: Jennie Yabroff
Hollywood found new blood with 'Twilight,' but the vampire metaphor is positively deathless.
Midway through the HBO series "True Blood," a man returns home after being sexually humiliated by his vampire-preferring girlfriend. He turns on the TV--a classic vampire movie. He changes the channel--an evangelical chat show about the crusade against vampires. He hits the remote once more--a nature special on vampire bats. Disgusted, he switches off the set, and who can blame him? For creatures that supposedly crave the darkness, vampires seem to be getting more than their fair share of the spotlight.
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