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There's something about vampires that makes your pulse race. It could be the subtext of the forbidden, the neck biting or the act of sucking, but we think there's a much simpler reason why people dig vampire chicks: they're hot. Exhibit A is Jaime Murray from "Dexter" and "Defiance," who is starring in the upcoming film "Fright Night 2: New Blood" as Gerri Dandridge ("Fright Night 2" will be available on DVD and Blu-ray October 1).
Murray comes from a long lineage of other hot actresses who portrayed a queen of the damned. Click ahead for a gallery of the hottest vampires on TV and in the movies. And just out of spite, the "Twilight" franchise was not considered.
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2 of 11Is there any vampire hotter than the leather-wearing, gun-toting, werewolf-killing Selene from the "Underworld" franchise? Looks like Kate Beckinsale had to pour herself into that outfit.
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3 of 11Jennifer Esposito appeared as Solina in "Dracula 2000" in 2000. Fans of blondes may have preferred the other vamp-babe, Jeri Ryan, in the same film. Different strokes for different folks.
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4 of 11Here's Evan Rachel Wood as Sophie-Anne, the Vampire Queen in HBO's "True Blood." "True Blood" recently announced that the series would end after its 7th season.
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5 of 11Though it was only a bit role, Monica Bellucci played Dracula's Bride in "Bram Stoker's Dracula" in 1992. She made quite the impression, too, and not just with her teeth.
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6 of 11Redhead? Check. Blood-smeared lips? Check. A hot model as a vampire? Check. That's pretty much all you need to know about Angie Everhart in her portrayal of Lilith in "Bordello of Blood" from 1996.
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7 of 11Sadly, Aaliyah left the world at the far-too-young age of 22. Fortunately for us, though, she gave us a sexy portrayal of Akasha from "Queen of the Damned" before she passed.
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8 of 11Catherine Deneuve may be considered a living French treasure, but in "The Hunger" (1993) she played the undead Miriam Blaylock. You never wanted to end up as her boyfriend in that film.
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9 of 11What was it about the '90s that gave us vampires who looked like bodacious babes? Whatever it was, we're not complaining. Here's Salma Hayek as vampire stripper Satanico Pandemonium in "From Dusk 'Til Dawn" (1996).
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10 of 11Unfortunately, Sharon Tate is known more for her untimely death and association with the Manson murders than she was as an actress. She was also Roman Polanski's wife. She makes the list for her role as Sarah in the comedy horror "The Fearless Vampire Killers." While the movie may be nearly forgotten today, Sharon's beauty lives on.
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11 of 11Next: The Hottest NFL FansFinally, the lovely Nina Dobrev portrays Katherine Pierce/Elena Gilbert on the CW's "The Vampire Diaries."