It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to decode the compelling success of Stephanie Meyer’s vampire series, Twilight. If 17 million printed copies and a movie adaptation are any indication of its influence in young adult literature, then Twilight is redefining this genre through giving it an edge like no other.

Twilight may well owe its success to the intriguing and gothic romance between a normal teenager, Bella Swan, and an intoxicatingly charismatic vampire, Edward Cullen. Just like Romeo and Juliet, the tie binding Cullen and Swan are even more strengthened by the obstacles they had to face due to the opposing existence they tread—Swan as a mortal, and Cullen as a vampire, one of the scary creatures of the night known to have roamed the world of the living for centuries.

Vampires and other scary creatures of the night have been a well-known character since the early 1800s. These dark creatures possess an eerie combination of beauty and lethal danger. Both repulsive and attractive, vampires are a borderline between monstrosity and humanity. Capitalizing on these scary creatures’ grim and fascinating characteristics, Stephanie Meyer has made a world like no other—A world where like between a mere mortal and an enticingly perilous scary creature of the night is within the bounds of possibility and reality.

Instead of the stereotypical vampires replicated over and over throughout the years, the book has introduced us to a honestly different set of vampires. Rather than being described as pure evil, we are welcomed into the world of conscience-ridden vampires that could choose to feast on human blood or jeopardize their existence by denying their nature.

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Twilight is what you get when you place a drop-dead gorgeous blood-sucking vampire and other creatures of the night into the mixture of teenage drama. With fans swooning and everyone raving about Edward Cullen and Bella Swan, the novel has been at par with the massive sales that the Harry Potter series is getting. If Stephanie Meyer is luckier, she might even surpass J.K. Rowling with more sales and movie profits from her vampire series…Or maybe not. 

Dominating the Young Adult Genre

Twilight, a hit teen vampire series has been regarded as one of the best-selling novels by the New York Times. With 17 million books in print, the vampire flick has everyone talking. Above anything else, the novel owes its popularity on its metaphorical take on teenage dilemmas and greatly developed characters that nearly stay right to the turf of possibility. Like all other vampire stints seen on movies, Twilight capitalizes on people’s unwavering fascination about vampires and their immortal existence. But what really separates Twilight among so many vampire films and novels produced in the last century?

Bella Swan and Edward Cullen’s Like Affair

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Are you still clueless about what costume to wear this Halloween? Still stressing out about what Halloween weird creatures to don? Instead of looking like Halloween because of stress and costume troubles, spice up the season with Twilight characters as costumes!

To help you out of your dilemma, I’ve come up with a wise list of Halloween weird creatures from the well-known Twilight series that you can rock this Halloween.

Twilight Vampires

Who says you need to go traditional about Halloween weird creatures like vampires? Since Twilight came into the picture, vampires have never been so smoldering hot. Sport the look by wearing gold or yellow contacts and those sexy incisors are a must-have if you really want to get the look right.

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