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Vampires are often depicted as pale-skinned people with big fangs.
A vampire is a monster that was originally human but has been transformed. In many vampire stories, a vampire inhabits the body of a person who has died. A vampire feeds on the blood of living humans. The most famous vampire is probably Count Dracula.
Vampires are said to bite humans to drink their blood. In many vampire stories the victim becomes a vampire after being bitten. The details of how this happens vary from story to story. In some stories the transformation happens instantly, in others the process of vampirization is long and slow, involving the vampire making repeated attacks on the same victim.
Some vampires in fiction are able to change into bats and fly. In the novel Dracula, Count Dracula is able to change into a bat, a wolf and a mist. Dracula is also able to partially hypnotize people. The easiest method to recognize a vampire is to see if they have a reflection. (Vampires don't.)
Protection
According to folklore and fiction, there are a number of ways to avoid being attacked by a vampire and to defeat one. They include the following:
- Wearing a crucifix will render a vampire unable to hypnotize you.[1]
- Garlic can be used to ward a vampire off easily.
- Vampires can be killed by splashing them with some holy water.
- When being chased by a vampire, spill several grains of rice or seeds. The vampire will be compelled to count every one of them.
- A vampire can be killed by a stake in the heart, or via decapitation.
- Vampires are repulsed by silver.
- Sunlight is often said to destroy vampires.
Famous vampires
- Count Dracula
- Possibly Count von Count from Sesame Street, whether or not he is a vampire is disputed.
Related
Footnotes
- ↑ Symbols associated with religions other than Christianity may or may not have a similar effect. It depends on the story. In the 1974 British/Hong Kong movie Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires the Chinese vampires are repelled by cards with pictures of Buddha on them.