A look at the bloody best TV vampires (and the shows that spawned them)

By Megahn Perry
Special to MSN TV

Spike, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
The show: The quintessential rock 'n' roll vampire showdown, the series follows Buffy Summers as she moves to the town of Sunnydale hoping to escape her vampire-slaying past. Unfortunately for her, the new locale is built over the Hellmouth, and her next eight years are spent fighting off evil from every side.
The vampire: Spike is the ultimate punk-rock vampire. From his DIY bleach job to his sardonic f-you attitude to his propensity for bar brawls (which usually ended very badly for the other guy), this kid is the Sid Vicious of vamps. 

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