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  2. Vampire folklore by region - Wikipedia

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    Tales of the undead consuming the blood or flesh of living beings have been found in nearly every culture around the world for many centuries. [3] Today these entities are predominantly known as vampires, but in ancient times, the term vampire did not exist; blood drinking and similar activities were attributed to demons or spirits who would eat flesh and drink blood; even the devil was ...

  3. Category:Vampire novels - Wikipedia

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    Novels about vampires, mythical creatures that subsist by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore , vampires are undead humanoid creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods which they inhabited while they were alive.

  4. Empire V - Wikipedia

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    The world of vampires in the novel is only a backdrop, the presence of which is due, among other things, to the trends prevailing in popular culture at the time of the novel's writing. [11] In fact, the supernatural component can be removed without losing its meaning, and then it turns out that Pelevin is simply describing modern society. The ...

  5. Vampire literature - Wikipedia

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    Elaine Bergstrom's Austra Vampires series (1989–) Jenna Black's Guardians of The Night series (2006–) Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files series (2000–). Not all of these novels concern themselves largely with vampires, but a war between vampires and wizards figures heavily in the story; P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast's House of Night series

  6. Category:American vampire novels - Wikipedia

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    American novels about vampires, mythical creatures that subsist by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore , vampires are undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods which they inhabited while they were alive.

  7. Night Watch (Lukyanenko novel) - Wikipedia

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    All vampires are born with a hunger for blood; some choose to drink only donated blood but hunting licenses for humans can be obtained. They are able to eat normal human food, but it is tasteless to them. They can go out in daylight, but they do not like strong sunlight. Male vampires can only father one child. Kostya and his parents are vampires.

  8. Are vampires real? Here's what the experts say - AOL

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    Get your turtlenecks ready, it's time to talk vampires. If you're fascinated by creatures of the night, the kind that prey on human blood, you aren't alone.From dressing up in vampire costumes on ...

  9. Vampires in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Shadowrun features vampires whose existence is explained by a resurgence of the Human Meta-Human Vampiric Virus. As such, the afflicted are not undead, but instead are still alive but radically changed by the retrovirus. They normally do not suffer from the supernatural limitations such as crosses, but still are vulnerable to sunlight.