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• plural of vampire.

vampires

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1. Originally part of central European folklore, they now appear in horror stories as living corpses who need to feed on human blood. A vampire will leave his coffin at night, disguised as a great bat, to seek his innocent victims, bite their necks with his long, sharp teeth, and suck their blood.

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The most famous vampire is Count Dracula, from the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker.

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Who knew vampires made such a good metaphor for America’s worst excesses?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

“The minute they get a whiff of vampires and all that, they immediately check out.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026

After his arrest he protested his innocence, but during his two-week trial it emerged that he was obsessed with vampires and wanted to become one in a quest for immortality.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

As in Rice’s book, the vampires in this part of the world are sickly and barely sentient.

From Salon ● May 13, 2024

Stregoni benefci: An Italian vampire, said to be on the side of goodness, and a mortal enemy of all evil vampires.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer