The Fearless Vampire Killers
Beginning with "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948) the vampire has often been the subject of comedy. "The Fearless Vampire Killers" (1967) by Roman Polanski was a notable parody of the genre. Other comedic treatments, of variable quality, include "Vampira" (1974) featuring David Niven as a lovelorn Dracula, "Love at First Bite" (1979) featuring George Hamilton, "My Best Friend Is a Vampire" (1988), "Innocent Blood" (1992), "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1992), "" (1995), directed by Mel Brooks with Leslie Nielsen, and, more recently, Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's mockumentary take on the subject, "What We Do in the Shadows" (2014).