In 1998, Wesley Snipes became the most fearful thing to vampires since sunlight as he hunted them down mercilessly as Blade. Born of a mother who was bitten by a vampire, he possesses their strengths but not their weaknesses. The film saw two sequels and a TV series, each decreasing in quality. Eternal life? HardlyÂ…

Key quote:  “I promise you, you'll be dead by dawn.”