 In 2008 the BBC Three series Being Human became popular in Britain . It featured an unconventional trio of a vampire , a werewolf and a ghost who are sharing a flat in Bristol . Another popular vampire @-@ related show is CW 's The Vampire Diaries . The continuing popularity of the vampire theme has been ascribed to a combination of two factors : the representation of sexuality and the perennial dread of mortality . Another " vampiric " series that has come out between 2008 and 2012 is the Twilight Saga , a series of films based on the book series of the same name . 
