Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Genre fiction is built on tropes. So, here is why tired 'ole tropes are a very, very good thing for nerds everywhere.

When I was researching to create a list of the greatest vampires of all time, I found that there have been approximately 143,547,812 vampires who have appeared on televisions or in movies. Needless to say, it was difficult to cut the list…