Dave Roberts assesses what is offers praiseworthy and what is less so in the Twilight saga series, with regard to orthodox Christianity and gives cultural and biblical insights for anyone seeking to separate the good, the bad, and the ugly, in the saga. He compares the characters of these vampires and vampire stories with others in literary history and issues of occult spirits, life after death, myths and legends, sexuality, personal spiritual power, and the culture of glamour and the lure of materialism