Since I was young, there was always one thing that frightened me above all else. Demons, creatures and Twisted monstrosities from hell, none of these even came close to how terrified I was when Mr Barlow opened his unholy eyes and stared down the camera at me. I’m of course talking about Tobe Hooper “Salem’s Lot” and the creepy Barlow who’s eyes are indeed something from the darkest pits of hell. I’ve never felt fear like I did when I first saw that film, and it started a strange fascination with the many different vampire forms that cinema created. In particular, the eyes were always intriguing for me. I loved how intimidating there were, how they changed from normal to frightening in the space of a couple of seconds. Sometimes the change was subtle, sometimes it was quite dramatic, but it was always enough to tell you that something was not quite right.

I wanted to share with you my personal fascination, by illustrating the different eyes through film history. There are many vampire films out there, so i’ve picked my personal favorites from across cinema. I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed putting it together. It’s been a crazy look into a side of cinema we rarely look.