Believe it or not, Kristen Stewart is scared of vampires.

The Twilight actress is so terrified of the mythical blood-sucking creatures that she festoons her home with cloves of garlic in an attempt to deter them.

A source told National Enquirer: “People are always remarking how smelly it is, but Kristen doesn’t care. She’s been afraid of vampires for years, even before she signed up to do the movies, and read somewhere that garlic is supposed to repel them.”

Kristen, 19, hangs pouches of the smelly foodstuff on her bedroom door, and even keeps an emergency stash in her car.

In the movies, Bella falls in love with the vampire Edward Cullen, played by Robert Pattinson. She becomes so enamored with him that she tells him she wants to become one too, but Edward will not grant her wishes.

Kristen recently revealed that she finds the movies’ fans frightening because they are so obsessive: “I’m scared. I feel like I could go out in disguise, but they would recognise my feet or the shape of my leg.”