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Forks residents complain about ‘Twilight’ fan tourists: ‘Weird’

Residents of the city of Forks, in the United States, are said to be feeling uncomfortable with certain “habits” of tourists who are fans of “Twilight”

With the first film hitting theaters in 2008, the “Twilight” saga presented the story of the love triangle between a human, Bella, a vampire, Edward, and a werewolf, Jacob, becoming the best-performing franchise with a vampire plot in theaters, grossing US$ 3.3 billion at the box office for all films.

The plot, based on the books written by the author Stephenie Meyeris set entirely in a city that exists in real life: Forks, located in Clallam County, Washington, in the United States, which contains just over 3,300 inhabitants.

For this reason, since the launch of the saga, tourism in the region has increased significantly, reaching 66 thousand visitors in 2023 alone, as reported by IG — something that has bothered residents.

In addition, something that has also been displeasing the locals are certain “habits” that tourists have, such as walking around with sharp teeth, trying to invade properties that were the setting for films, or exhausting the city’s stock of lanterns by buying them to “hunt vampires”, as revealed by Leslie Grahama Forks resident, told The Times.

“I’m like, ‘Honey, this is fiction. And if it wasn’t, they’d kill you.’ I’m not against progress, or tourism, but it bothers me that the streets are clogged with cars,” Leslie said. “My kids will never know the quiet little town I grew up in.”

Despite this, there are still some residents who are not bothered by the increase in the number of visitors due to the resounding success of “Twilight”, and are even grateful for the visibility that the franchise gave to the city.

“The books have been an incredible blessing to the town,” said Lissy Andros, a resident and executive director of the Forks Chamber of Commerce. “There are people who don’t support it, or tourism… There’s a misconception that the town would thrive without it. But we’re very fortunate to have this gift.”

Source: Recreio

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