'This article explores a feminist critique of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series (2005-2008), analyzing the ways in which the tv-series is a symbolic backlash against feminism. Whereas previous vampire works depicted vampires as threats and outsiders to society, the Twilight series depicts the vampire characters as accepted in society, integrating their lives into mainstream society: as such, they highlight modern society’s fascination with female beauty ideals and physical beauty. '