Vampire

A folkloric undead being that survives by consuming the blood or life force of the living. Its traits vary across traditions, from returning corpse to supernatural predator.

Slavic vampire folklore: Regional traditions describing revenants that leave their graves to harm the living. Eastern European accounts supplied many traits later associated with vampires.
Revenant: A dead person or corpse believed to return from the grave and trouble the living. The vampire belongs to the broader family of returning dead.
The Vampyre: John Polidori's 1819 short story, which presents Lord Ruthven as an aristocratic vampire. It established a literary model far removed from the feared village corpse.
Werewolf: A person who transforms into a wolf or wolf-like creature, often under supernatural influence. Werewolves are shape-shifting predators, unlike the undead vampire.
Strigoi: A Romanian folkloric spirit or revenant associated with the dead and harmful supernatural activity. Romanian strigoi traditions shaped accounts of vampiric corpses and attacks.
Undead: A being that is dead yet continues to act or exist in some form. Vampire stories make continued existence after death their central premise.
Dracula: Bram Stoker's 1897 novel about Count Dracula's attempt to establish himself in England. Stoker's character consolidated many vampire conventions for later fiction.
Zombie: A dead or magically controlled body that acts without ordinary consciousness or will. Zombies return as controlled bodies rather than blood-seeking predators.
Vrykolakas: A revenant in Greek folklore, often described as a reanimated corpse that harms the living. Greek reports show how revenant beliefs differed across regions.
Blood: The circulating fluid in animals that transports oxygen, nutrients, and waste products. Blood serves as the vampire's defining source of nourishment in many traditions.

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