interview with the vampire

Sexy, strong, dangerous and immortal, it seems that vampires have acquired another quality: lucrative. As we prepare for Friday's release of Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, we examine just how much money the vampire biz has contributed to the modern economy.

In 2009, the fangs are bared. Everywhere you look, it seems like a vampire flick is either in pre-production, post-production, or a theater. New Moon, the long-awaited sequel to 2008's Twilight, is scheduled to come out around Thanksgiving, and the third movie in the series, Eclipse, is already...