Is the reason people hate vampires so much is that they appeal to women more and thus a "tired" trend. Meanwhile zombies appeal to men and those fuckers are everywhere.
@maverynthia So, brain eating appeals to men and blood sucking appeals to women, got it :-P.
I actually hate zombies more %). Pretty much because they're a low-hanging fruit of making a story. Which explains why they are everywhere.
Vampires are easier to screw up just because an explanation of what they are in a story requires more than that for zombies who are just people, infected by something, coming after everyone, infecting them as well, thus automatically creating a narrative of escaping a threat.
And well, what about Hellsing, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the series), Castlevania? Aren't those highly regarded?