vampires

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.

Notes

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

Example Sentences

Mistletoe is basically a vampire—but one of those an anti-hero type vampires.

From The Daily Beast

This Tuesday, a bunch of vampires and would-be superheroes will knock on our doors and ask us to reward them.

From The Daily Beast

Since the 10th century, Bulgaria has practiced varying forms of prevention to keep vampires from coming back to life.

From The Daily Beast

Bill, of course, is in the latter stages of Hep V—an AIDS-like virus that preys on vampires.

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I already have to share too much with all the vampires of the world.

From The Daily Beast

"Hey, what about that nest of vampires down there," Urson said, thumbing viciously toward the black behind them.

From Project Gutenberg

And the nymphs and the vampires were more than ever afraid to come near White Caroline, and she was very glad of that indeed.

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I had uncrossed my arms, which meant that I was now "visible" to rival vampires, one of whom had been slowly sneaking up on us.

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They reminded me of vampires with a taste for young flesh, they seemed so to gloat over the taste of a good conscience.

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Strangely enough, however, there are many persons whom vampires will never bite.

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