Published May 12, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT Dan Selcke is a pop culture fanatic who writes and talks about movies, TV and books, the nerdier the better. He's been working on news, reviews, editorials, interviews and podcasts for over 10 years. Dan has been published in The A.V. Club, Metro, Salon and elsewhere. He's interviewed actors and filmmakers from shows like Dune: Prophecy and The Rings of Power. When he's run out of things to write, Dan operates a YouTube channel where he dives into more depth on all things movies, TV, and pop culture. Vampires never go completely out of style, but they do go through phases. For the past decade and change, the best-known vampires have been the day-walking YA warriors from Twilight , a series that inspired tonally similar shows like The Vampire Diaries .…