Who is the most famous vampire?

Over a hundred years after his creator was laid to rest, Dracula lives on as the most famous vampire in history.
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Who is the greatest vampire?

20 Best Vampires (That Aren't Dracula)
  1. 1 Blade (Blade)
  2. 2 Lestat De Lioncourt (The Vampire Chronicles) ...
  3. 3 The Countess (American Horror Story: Hotel) ...
  4. 4 David (The Lost Boys) ...
  5. 5 Akasha (Queen Of The Damned) ...
  6. 6 Jerry Dandridge (Fright Night) ...
  7. 7 Marceline The Vampire Queen (Adventure Time) ...
  8. 8 Spike (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) ...
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Who is the 1st vampire in the world?

Jure Grando Alilović or Giure Grando (1579–1656) was a villager from the region of Istria (in modern-day Croatia) who may have been the first real person described as a vampire in historical records. He was referred to as a strigoi, štrigon, or štrigun, a local word for something resembling a vampire and a warlock.
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Who is the king of vampires?

Count Dracula, called the Vampire King in the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker as well as the Vampire Hunter D series.
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What is a good vampire name?

Famous Historic Vampire Names
  • Vlad Dracula.
  • Countess Elizabeth Báthory.
  • Mercy Brown.
  • Baobhan sith.
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How did Dracula become the world's most famous vampire? - Stanley Stepanic



Who is the oldest vampire in True Blood?

Eric Northman - born around the year 870 and turned into a vampire around the year 900, Eric Northman is over 1,000 years old. He's an ancient vampire who was born in Scandinavia to a King and Queen.
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Where can we find vampire?

Transylvania, Romania

This region in central Romania is inextricably linked to vampires. The town of Sighisoara was the supposed birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula.
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What is the oldest vampire story?

The vampire first made its way into English literature in John Polidori's 1819 short story “The Vampyre”. Polidori's vampire, Lord Ruthven, is inspired by a thinly disguised portrait of the predatory English poet, Lord Byron, in Lady Caroline Lamb's novel Glenarvon (1816).
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Who invented vampires?

The charismatic and sophisticated vampire of modern fiction was born in 1819 with the publication of "The Vampyre" by the English writer John Polidori; the story was highly successful and arguably the most influential vampire work of the early 19th century.
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What are the hottest vampires?

Not too pretty. Now, vampires are hot as can be—so much so that it's really hard to choose which one is the hottest.
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In no particular order, here are 12 of the hottest vampires of all time.
  1. Jasper Cullen. ...
  2. Damon Salvatore. ...
  3. Laurent. ...
  4. Brad Pitt. ...
  5. Edward Cullen. ...
  6. Emmett Cullen. ...
  7. Marcel Gerard. ...
  8. Lestat de Lioncourt.
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Who was the first vampire in movies?

Bela Lugosi was the first vampire most audiences saw on screen, but he was not the first vampire on film — or even the first Dracula. Cinephiles know that other vampires beat Bela onto the screen, but determining the first vampire in cinema has been harder to stake down.
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Why are vampires popular?

Some are cursed with a soul or they refrain from consuming human blood. They're a protector of the weak and innocent. They're emotionally tormented in a way that makes them more relatable, and in a way, desirable. This might explain the tremendous popularity behind vampires, but how did this come to pass?
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How many types of vampires are there?

There are three types of real vampires: sanguinarian, psychic, and hybrids. Sanguinarians feed on very small amounts of human blood, generally just a few drops.
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What are vampires afraid of?

The most popular of those include a wooden stake through the heart, fire, decapitation, and exposure to sunlight. Vampires are often depicted as being repelled by garlic, running water, or Christian implements such as crucifixes and holy water.
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Are vampires handsome?

Vampires are often handsome or beautiful, while most other monsters are grotesque and ugly (think of the Mummy, the Frankenstein monster, the Blob, the Alien, Freddie, etc.).
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Is Dracula the strongest vampire?

Vampire physiology: Dracula is known for being the strongest vampire in the world. He possesses many of the usual features of vampirism: fangs, claws, pale skin and drinks blood. He also displayed extraordinarily surpassing levels of superhuman physical prowess that far exceeds any other character in the series.
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Who was the first vampire in the Bible?

According to biblical scholars, alukah can mean "blood-lusting monster" or vampire. Alukah is first referred to in Proverbs 30 of the Bible (Prov. 30:16).
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Who is the first vampire in Twilight?

Ambette: Ambette is the first and currently only Original Vampire turned in the 21st century to date in time. She was created by Angelo Circo because she's just like someone he once knew. Ambette also knew Angelo in her human life aswell and dated him a year before he turned her.
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Is Mystic Falls a real place?

Although Mystic Falls is pretty much just a fictional town, the real town behind the name isn't. Located 35-miles east of Atlanta, in the beautiful state of Georgia, you'll find the cozy town of Covington - AKA, the real Mystic Falls.
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Do vampires need to breathe?

"They don't breathe, therefore they don't have the metabolism to process blood as food." That made sense. "Well, the blood isn't passing through a digestive tract," said an editor.
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What are vampires abilities?

Vampires are faster and stronger than humans, and can travel in a hazy, mist like form. They also have the ability to adapt to sunlight and the power to render themselves invisible provided they are powerful enough. These powers and abilities grow stronger with time, age, and the consumption of human blood.
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Who is Godric's maker?

In the books, Godric was an old vampire who preyed on children who was put to death. Eric's actual maker in the novels was named Appius Livius Ocella.
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Who is the most powerful vampire in True Blood?

Russell Edgington is a major character on the HBO original series True Blood.
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How old is the queen True Blood?

Sophie-Anne Leclerq is the vampire queen of Louisiana. In Season 2 of True Blood, an HBO series based on the books, the character is portrayed by Evan Rachel Wood. Unlike in the novel in which she is 1,100 years old, casting calls for the TV series version for Sophie-Anne describe her being as almost 500 years old.
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How can I be like a vampire?

Dress in dark colors with red accents.
  1. Vampire clothing is generally dark (often black), with some color relief (often red, white, or gray).
  2. Dye your hair dark on the top and the bottom.
  3. Choose red boots with attitude.
  4. Wear a grey tank top and then layer on top if it gets cold.
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