Living forever isn't all that exciting if you're stuck in a child's body for hundreds of years. While the concept of vampires is an exciting aspect of pop culture and has even been widely feared throughout history, there is a big difference between being 22 forever and remaining in the body of a child when you are older than your three grandparents combined. Especially if the species is homicidal by nature.

Pop culture loves to play with this concept and the influence of child vampires. What audiences may not immediately notice is that the new film "Abigail" is a subtle, modern, and sometimes disgustingly cruel adaptation of "Dracula's Daughter." Young Abigail, played by Alisha Weir, torments a dilapidated mansion full of humans (i.e., bags of living blood).

Of course, "Abigail" is not the only film dealing with the trials and tribulations of vampire children. Between "Dracula's Daughter" and "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2," here are the five best vampire films like "Abigail.

When it comes to famous vampires, none is more famous (among others) than Dracula of Transylvania, who appears in author Bram Stoker's 1897 novel of the same name. Certainly, numerous actors have played the iconic role, including Matthew Goode in "Abigail," but Bela Lugosi's 1931 portrayal of the undead icon is arguably the most famous and beloved.

Although there are no undead children in the film, "Dracula" is an essential viewing experience for anyone who wants to become a vampire. Dracula's role in "Abigail" is minimal at best - he is never outwardly referred to as Dracula - but the story of his origins is full of bloody context.

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If you want to dive deep into horrifying vampire kid territory, look no further than "Breaking Dawn - Part 2," the fifth film in the "Twilight" franchise. The movie certainly won't win any awards for its screenplay, but Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward's (Robert Pattinson) creepy animatronic doll that "plays" the vampire baby Nesmee is infamous to fans and haters alike. Seriously, she gives hardcore nightmares and kills no one.

The story hinges on the gleaming Cullen vampire family organizing an army against an ancient vampire regime determined to eliminate Ness because they believe she was not born a child, but a child who became a vampire. And he has no intention of talking about the fact that 18-year-old Jacob (Taylor Lautner) "imprinted" on Ness the moment he saw her and essentially groomed her until she was old enough to actually date.

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Speaking of weird kid-vampire relationships, the 2010 film "Let Me In" and its original story "Let the Right One In" might take the cake. Abby (Chloe Grace Moretz), a young (outwardly) vampire, befriends (courts) a boy while under the care of an older man posing as his father.

So who is her father figure? I'm surprised you asked. They are the adult versions of the children she befriended (dated). Perhaps we should not think too hard about the power relations here. Every few decades, the dynamics of the old and the new are repeated.

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Ah, the movie that started it all. Fortunately, Countess Marya Zaleska (Gloria Holden), Dracula's daughter in the 1936 self-titled film, is not an immortal child. Like Abigail, however, Dracula's daughter is also a vampire, and she too is not thrilled.

Given that the film is a direct sequel to the OG film, the Countess is determined to break the vampire curse by burning her father's body. She spends the film caught between her thirst for the blood she inherited from her father and her desire to escape it. But one desire is stronger than the other.

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Other than "Dracula," the 1994 film (and book by Anne Rice) "Interview with the Vampire" is one of the most famous vampire films of all time. One journalist interviews a politician about his five-year plan, another interviews Lewis (Brad Pitt), a 200-year-old vampire and former shady plantation owner. But after ruthless vampire Lestat (Tom Cruise) turns a widow into a vampire, he (mostly) rejects the idea of murder.

Still, that doesn't stop Louis from using a young girl named Claudia (Kirsten Dunst) as bait. Unfortunately for Claudia, Lestat uses her as an undead pawn to trap Louis. Ultimately, Claudia is uncomfortable with the idea of having to be a child forever, and soon her resentment of her two pseudo-fathers explodes. Directed by Neil Jordan, the film is adapted from the novel by novelist Anne Rice.

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