vampires

In contrast, The Strain was returning to the roots of vampires as scary parasitic creatures—and I liked that.

It is colloquialism; but it is such colloquialism as ghosts or vampires would use.

As near as I can figure it out the vampires prefer the blood from gentlemen of color rather than from pale-faced Americans.

They would become restless in the night, kick off some of their wrappings and then the vampires would get at them.

And he rushed crying through the streets that the vampires had strangled the girl.

And never again did the nymphs and the vampires come near to harm them.