KUOW
Last fall’s blockbuster “Twilight” created a boon for the tourism industry in Forks, Washington. The small timber town on the Olympic Peninsula is the setting for the vampire book series. Now, at a time when most tourist destinations are hurting, Forks is embracing the vampire theme and transforming its image along the way. Sixteen–thousand so called Twihearts came to Forks in July alone. By comparison, in the whole of last year, only 8,000 people visited Forks. People in Forks are hoping for even more “Twilight” business when the second movie comes out in November. And this time it might actually show in Forks. The town’s theater has been out of business for years, but the vampire phenomenon could breathe new life into it.