With Twilight fans all over the world entranced by the first movie adaptation of their favourite vampire love story, the time is right to check out soem of the best in official Twilight movie merchandise, released to quench the (blood) thirst for all things to do with the universe that Stepahnie Meyer created. The books are bestsellers now, and their opopularity continues to grow. Thanks to the movie,a whole new batch of fans have been found, and what else is there to collect once you've got all of the books? Read on!

TWILIGHT MOVIE POSTERS

A hugely popular ranghe of official Twilight movie posters have been made available in conjunction with the release of the movie. Featuring individual shots of the key characters as well as some gorgeous group shots, there is something for every Twilight movie fan to cherish.

TWILIGHT MOVIE ACTION FIGURES

A great quality action figure of Edward, as seen in the Twilight movie itself, has been released by movie toy specialists NECA, and it looks superb! Featuring an excellent sculpt and Twilight movie themed packaging, it is a must for any fan. A double pack of figures, featuring a different version of Edward and a Bella figure, is also on the way!

Other great items released to celebrate the release of the frst Twilight feature film adaptation include a range of Doorknob Hangers featuring images of the cast, replicas of jewelery and trinkets seen on screen, box sets of the books themselves, a soundtrack CD from the movie, an official calendar (In the US only) and more.

What is impressive about the merchandise for Twilight is that is is never gaudy or over the top. The fact that there are few action figures and not a huge amount of other branded merchandise says a lot about the Twiolight Audience and their tastes, and helps prevent the market becoming flooded with tie in merchandise. This is good as otherwise audiences would tire of the franchise quicker than they normally would.

The packaging on these items is almost as beautiful as the items themselves, with the movie logo being used to great effect.

Other less easily-available items include Hot Topic's Twilight Pyjamas, T-shirts, candy, poster calendars, Valentine's Day cards, a jewelry box, badge sets, stickers, movie tie-in books and more!

Something that has surprised some retailers is the popularity of smaller Twilight merchandise items such as the Twilight movie logo keychain or the Cullen Crest keychain. pendants have also proven to be very popular with fans of the Twilight books and movies. The NECA Twilight range has thus had some hits in the shape of the aforementioned items as well as the Lion and Heart keychain, Rosalie's pendant, Alice's Choker and Edward's wrist cuff. Wristbands featuring the Twilight crests were also added to the range.