Halloween is only ten days away! Right now many of you are probably finalizing your costumes (or buying them). Then it will be time for trick-or-treating, celebrations, and lot and lots of sugar.
Let's take a moment to compare the holiday's most famous characters.
| Vampires | Werewolves |
| First described |
18th century Europe |
Ancient Greece |
| First book |
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) |
Hugues, the Wer-Wolf (1838) |
| First film |
Nosferatu (1922) |
Werewolf of London (1935) |
| Best film |
Dracula (1958) |
Teen Wolf (1985) |
| Worst film |
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) |
Teen Wolf Too (1987) |
| Pop culture representative |
Edward |
Jacob |
| Non-Twilight pop culture representative |
Selene, Underworld |
Remus Lupin, Harry Potter |
| How they're formed |
Bitten by a vampire |
Bitten by a wolf |
| Representative in food |
Count Chocula |
Fruit Brute |
| Favorite meal |
Your blood |
You. All of you. |
| Strengths |
Immortality, increased strength, flying (as a bat) |
Increased strength, speed, warm coat of fur |
| Weaknesses |
Stakes, sunlight, holy water, garlic |
Fleas, silver bullet, rye, mistletoe, wolfsbane (historically) |
| Duration of change |
Permanent |
Usually only at full moon |
If you don't have anything to do on or near Halloween, or are looking for another activity, then check out the Halloween-themed events we have listed. Vampire-lovers, there are also a handful of vampire-themed shows. Sorry, werewolf fans, there is nothing specifically about werewolves right now.