Black Vampires

• No. 9 -- Grace Jones as Katrina in 'Vamp' (1986)
  
  
  

  Balcor Films

• No. 8 -- Marlene Clark and Duane Jones in 'Ganja & Hess' (1973)
  
  
  

  Kelly/Jordan Enterprises

• No. 7 -- Fred Williamson in 'From Dusk Till Dawn' (1996)
  
  
  

  A Band Apart Films

• No. 6 -- William Marshall as 'Blacula' (1972)
  
  
  

  American International Pictures

• No. 5 -- Aaliyah as Queen Akasha in 'Queen of the Damned' (2002)
  
  
  

  Warner Bros. Pictures

• No. 4 -- Could either of these two HBO 'True Blood' stars (Nelsan Ellis & Rutina Wesley) be the next black vampire? We think so and put them on the list.
  
  
  

• No. 3 -- Edi Gathegi as Laurent in 'Twilight' (2008)
  
  
  

  MTV/Maverick Films

• No. 2 -- Eddie Murphy & Angela Bassett in 'Vampire in Brooklyn' (1995)
  
  
  

• No. 1 -- Wesley Snipes as 'Blade' (1998)
  Why Blade? Because he is 'bad' as in 'good,' and happens to be a 'good' vampire -- on the side of humans. Wesley has also produced his own movie franchise in the 'Blade' series.
  
  
  

  Amen Ra Films