15 Years Later, 'Twilight' Is Still Weird

OK, you've pulled it out of me: I've never seen Twilight. 15 years after the adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's viral novel—which follows a horny vamps' pursuit of a sad Tumblr girl—debuted in theaters, is that a badge of honor or a cultural blind spot? When this information bubbled up during a brainstorming session for Esquire's Vampire Week, my fellow editors told me it was the latter. And they're right. The five Twilight films grossed over $3 billion (!) worldwide, made Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart both franchise-leading stars, inspired midnight screenings worthy of anthropological study, and even turned Taylor Lautner into Mr. Taylor Swift for a few months.