Robert Pattinson is still hot; Kristen Stewart still has the sloe-eyed beauty thing down to a hilt. But is that enough to make us hold up Twilight as an icon in the vampire film genre? Let’s take a look at the five best vampire movies in Hollywood history…and see where this sequel-generating monster really falls in line.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992): Who knew a cute cheerleader could kick so much vampire butt? Sarah Michelle Gellar may have made the role famous, but Kristy Swanson first defined the bubblegum-chewing, bloodsucker-killing slayer that made us laugh, groan and cheer for holy water.

Interview with the Vampire (1994): Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise and tons of extensions? I’m there. This well-done adaptation of the book started a vampire craze that was only eclipsed by Twilight a decade later. This epic movie took us through centuries, gave us the beginnings of actress Kirsten Dunst…and made us look at man make-up in a whole new way.

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992): The romance, the costuming, the blood. What’s better than a vampire movie that features the most famous bloodsucker of all time, a timeless romance and the stalwart hero? There are only two flicks in the entire pantheon of vampire cinema which could possibly outshine all this.

Dracula (1931): He had the accent, he had the look, he had the role so perfected Bela Legosi became the vampire all other actors would attempt to be, whether through satire or seriousness. His signature hissing sound and cloak-wearing style became for ever associated with vampires, and Dracula for ever remains one of the great ones.

The Lost Boys (1987): Both the two Coreys, Kiefer Sutherland as a blonde and Jason Patric…it almost makes the gore extraneous. We’ve all seen it, we’ve all loved it, we’ll always watch it again. The Lost Boys taught us all the vampire rules and showed us that the very brave can find a way to defeat them. This 80s-era masterpiece remains the definitive vampire movie in Hollywood history, Twilight notwithstanding.