Vampires have taken a hold of America’s hearts and minds in their firm, pasty grip.  Which is great news if you’re a fan, or a hormone-driven tween. But if you’re like me, you’re waiting for the next big genre craze to come from fantasy, or sci-fi, or anything-at-all to come and knock these bloodsuckers out of the mainstream pop-culture throne. Let’s look at some contenders…

10. WIZARDS

The once-reigning champion, wizards and witches were on everyone’s minds when Harry Potter exploded onto the scene at the turn of the century. They dominated the first half of the decade, before vampires reared their sparkley heads. But even shows like Charmed and Wizards of Waverly Place couldn’t defend the dark arts from vamp-mania. We’ll see if The-Boy-Who-Lived can take back the throne when Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 comes out later this year. Personally, I hope he vanquishes the vamp fad faster than*BLANK* did to *BLANK* in Harry Potter and The *BLANK* of *BLANK* (Spoilers censored. You’re welcome.)

9. WEREWOLVES

Once a legend in their own right, werewolves have now become the less-appreciated little brother of vampires, tagging along in all of their movies, riding on their coattails, and playing the Sharks to their Jets whenever a jazzy rival-gang dance-off was needed. I don’t know too many people who saw this year’s The Wolfman, but SyFy is premiering two lycanthrope-themed movies this year: Monster Wolf (exactly what it sounds like) and Red: Werewolf Hunter, starring geek goddess Felicia Day. Here’s to hoping little brotherfinally starts kicking some ass.

8. COWBOYS

I know what you’re thinking. Cowboys are nothing new, and a whole other genre unto themselves. But it’s hard to ignore the buzz that True Grit is getting, and even mainstream TV shows like FX’s Justified have a heavy gunslinger style and sensibility to them (at first glance, the show has no discernible premise, other than there’s a US Marshall who wears a cowboy hat). It may be a longshot, but we’ll see if the west wins its way back to the mainstream this Christmas, when the Cohen brothers’ True Grit comes to theaters. It’ll be nice to have some icons that kick ass and take names instead of suck neck and take naps.

7. SPIES

Spies do have a few things in common with vampires. They both operate in secrecy, alternating between killing and seducing their prey. But spies are a little less emo, more scheme-o. Also, they get the occasional gratuitous tango scene. Special agents of all kinds are gaining steam this year, with the return of Chuck, the premieres of Nikita and J.J. Abrams’ Undercovers, and the possible return of Locke and Ben Linus in Abrams’ project, Odd Jobs.

6. ALIENS

One thing about vampire stories is that everything has a forced sexual undertone to it. And admittedly, aliens have never been real big on the sex appeal. But the ABC miniseries V, with Morrena Baccarin and Laura Vandervoort, proved that space invaders, too, can be hot. Or at least wear hot, human disguises over their hideous reptilian skin. Keep your eyes to the skies for J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 (that dude’s all over this countdown) and the upcoming mass invasion flick, Skyline. And not to jinx it, but the colossal gaming franchise Halo may finally come to the big screen.

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