vampire A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists 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 deat ...

is a being from folklore who subsists by feeding on the life essence of the living. (The) vampire(s) or vampyre may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Fictional entities

Vampire (Marvel Comics) Vampires are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The concept of the Vampire has been depicted by Marvel to varying degrees of significance. Bearing strong resemblance to their literary counterparts, ...

, including a list of vampires in the Marvel universe * Vampire (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), in the fictional world of the TV series * Vampire (''Doctor Who''), several characters * Vampire (''Dungeons & Dragons''), in the fantasy role-playing game * Vampire (''Twilight''), several characters * Vampire (''Underworld''), several characters

Literature

* ''The Vampire'' (novella), a Gothic novella by Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy * '' Vampire: Netherworld'', a 1995 novel by Richard Lee Byers * ''The Vampire'' (play), an 1820 drama by James Planché * '' ''Vampire: The Masquerade'' (Vault Comics)'', a monthly horror comic book * ''The Vampires'' (manga), by Osamu Tezuka, 1966 * ''Vampires'' (novel), by John Steakley, 1991 * '' Vampires: The World of the Undead'', a 1993 non-fiction book by Jean Marigny * ''

The Vampyre "The Vampyre" is a short work of prose fiction written in 1819 by John William Polidori taken from the story Lord Byron told as part of a contest among Polidori, Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, and Percy Shelley. The same contest produced the novel '' ...

'', an 1819 short novel by John William Polidori

Film and television

* ''Vampire'' (2010 film), a horror-thriller drama film starring Jason Carter * ''The Vampire'' (1913 film) * ''The Vampire'' (1915 film), an American silent drama film * ''The Vampire'' (1957 film), a black and white 1957 horror film * ''Vampire'' (1979 film), an American made-for-television horror film * ''Vampire'' (2011 film), a horror-thriller drama by Shunji Iwai * ''

Les Vampires ''Les Vampires'' is a 1915–16 French silent crime serial film written and directed by Louis Feuillade. Set in Paris, it stars Édouard Mathé, Musidora and Marcel Lévesque. The main characters are a journalist and his friend who become invol ...

'', a 1915–16 French silent crime serial film * ''Vampires'' (1986 film), or ''Abandon'', a horror film * ''Vampires'' (1998 film), a film adaptation of the novel ''Vampires'' * ''

El vampiro '' El vampiro'' ( en, The Vampire) is a 1957 Mexican horror film, produced by Abel Salazar and directed by Fernando Méndez from an original screenplay by Ramon Obon, and starring German Robles as Count Lavud, the vampire, Abel Salazar a ...

'' (''The Vampire''), a 1957 Mexican horror film * ''

Vampyr ''Vampyr'' (german: Vampyr – Der Traum des Allan Gray, lit=Vampyr: The Dream of Allan Gray) is a 1932 horror film directed by Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer. The film was written by Dreyer and Christen Jul based on elements from J. She ...

'', a 1932 German horror film * ''Vampyres'' (film), a 1974 British horror film *

Cuadecuc, vampir ''Vampir-Cuadecuc'' is a 1970 Spanish experimental feature film written, produced, and directed by Pere Portabella. It stars Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom, Soledad Miranda, and Jack Taylor. The film tells an abbreviated version of the Dracula s ...

, a 1970 Spanish experimental feature film * ''Vampir'' (2021 film), a European arthouse horror film

Gaming

* '' Vampire: The Dark Ages'', a tabletop role-playing game * '' Vampire: The Eternal Struggle'', a collectible card game * '' Vampire: The Masquerade'', a tabletop roleplaying game * '' Vampire: The Requiem'', a roleplaying game * '' Darkstalkers'', known as ''Vampire'' in Japan, a fighting game series and media franchise **'' Vampire: Darkstalkers Collection'', 2005 * '' The Sims 4: Vampires'', a 2017 game pack * ''Vampyr'' (video game), 2018

Music

Albums

* ''Vampire'' (album), by Akina Nakamori * ''Vampire'', an album by 9mm Parabellum Bullet, 2008 * ''Vampyre'' (album), by Midnight Syndicate, 2008

Songs

* "Vampire" (2 Chainz song), 2020 * "Vampire" (Dominic Fike song), 2020 * "Vampire" (Iz*One song), 2019 * "Vampire" (Olivia Rodrigo song), 2023 * "Vampires", a song by Gucci Mane on the 2010 album '' The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted'' * "Vampires", a song by Pet Shop Boys from the 1999 album ''

Nightlife Nightlife is a collective term for entertainment that is available and generally more popular from the late evening into the early hours of the morning. It includes pubs, bars, nightclubs, parties, live music, concerts, cabarets, theatre, ...

'' * "Vampires" (Dukes song), 2009 * "Vampires" (Godsmack song), 2000

Other uses in music

* The Vampires (band), an Australian musical group formed in 2005 * ''Vampires'' (soundtrack), for the 1998 film

Roller coasters

Vampire (roller coaster) Vampire (originally named The Vampire) is an Arrow suspended swinging roller coaster at Chessington World of Adventures theme park in London, England. It opened in 1990 in the new Transylvania area (now renamed "Wild Woods") and is the only Ar ...

, at Chessington World of Adventures, England *

Vampire (Walibi Belgium) Walibi Belgium is a Belgian theme park located in Wavre, close to Brussels. It is one of the largest theme parks in Belgium, attracting 1.45 million visitors in 2018 (including visitors to adjoining water park Aqualibi). The park was originally c ...

* Le Vampire, at La Ronde amusement park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Visual art

* ''Vampire'' (Edvard Munch), or ''Love and Pain'', a painting

Transportation

de Havilland Vampire The de Havilland Vampire is a British jet fighter which was developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was the second jet fighter to be operated by the RAF, after the Gloster Meteor, and the first to be powered by ...

, a British jet fighter aircraft * Flying Machines FM250 Vampire, a Czech light aircraft * HMAS ''Vampire'', the name of two Australian ships * HMS ''Vampire'', the name of two British ships * "Vampire", a variant of

Land Rover 101 Forward Control The 101 Forward Control or Land Rover 101FC was a light utility vehicle produced by Land Rover for the British Army. It was not available to the public off the production line, but was as military surplus. History The vehicle was primarily p ...

for electronic warfare * Vampire (car), a jet-propelled car, holder of the British land speed record *

Vickers Vampire The Vickers F.B.26 Vampire was a British single-seat pusher biplane fighter built by Vickers during the First World War. Four were built by Vickers at Bexleyheath, one of these was subsequently modified to become the F.B.26A. Design and deve ...

, a British single-seat pusher biplane fighter

Biology

Vampire bat Vampire bats, species of the subfamily Desmodontinae, are leaf-nosed bats found in Central and South America. Their food source is blood of other animals, a dietary trait called hematophagy. Three extant bat species feed solely on blood: the ...

, a bat that feeds on blood * Vampire fish (disambiguation), several uses *

Vampire ground finch The vampire ground finch (''Geospiza septentrionalis'') is a small bird native to the Galápagos Islands. It was considered a very distinct subspecies of the sharp-beaked ground finch (''Geospiza difficilis'') endemic to Wolf and Darwin Islands. ...

, a bird that occasionally feeds on blood *

Vampire squid The vampire squid (''Vampyroteuthis infernalis'', lit. 'vampire squid from hell') is a small cephalopod found throughout temperate and tropical oceans in #Habitat and adaptations, extreme deep sea conditions. The vampire squid uses its Biolumines ...

, a small deep-sea creature

Other uses

* Vampire,

multiservice tactical brevity code Multiservice tactical brevity codes are codes used by various military forces. The codes' procedure words, a type of voice procedure, are designed to convey complex information with a few words. American/NATO codes This is a list of American ...

for hostile anti-ship missile *

Vampire (theorem prover) Vampire is an automatic theorem prover for first-order classical logic developed in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manchester. Up to Version 3, it was developed by Andrei Voronkov together with Kryštof Hoder and previo ...

, an automated theorem prover for first-order classical logic *

RPG-29 The RPG-29 "Vampir" (Russian for "vampire") is a Soviet reusable rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher. Adopted by the Soviet Army in 1989, it was the last RPG to be adopted by the Soviet military before the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. T ...

"Vampir", a Russian rocket-propelled grenade launcher * ''El Vampiro'' (Spanish, 'the Vampire'), nickname of Chilean tennis player

Nicolás Massú Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried (; born 10 October 1979), nicknamed ''El Vampiro'' (Spanish, 'the vampire'), is a Chilean former professional tennis player. A former world No. 9 in singles, he won the singles and doubles gold medals at the 2004 ...

Zielgerät 1229 The ''ZG 1229 Vampir'' 1229 (ZG 1229), also known by its code name ''Vampir'', was an active infrared device developed for the ''Wehrmacht'' for the Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle during World War II, intended primarily for night use. Designed ...

, code name Vampir, an infra-red device for a German assault rifle