文档介绍：What’s a vampire?
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person.
In other words, vampires are the creatures that feed on with blood.
vampire entities have been recorded in many cultures and it can date back to the early eenth century. The fascinating and sophisticated vampire of modern fiction was born in 1819 with the publication of The Vampire by John Polidori .
In 1897, Bram Stoker wrote a novel named Dracula. It is remembered as the typical vampire novel and provided the basis of the modern vampire legend. Dracula has been widely accepted as the ancestor vampire. The ess of Dracula spawned a distinctive vampire genre which is still popular in the 21st century, with books, films, and television shows.
The Vampire, by Philip Burne Jones, 1897
The vampire’s features
They can control people with their eyes
People usually believe that vampires are afraid of garlic and they can’t get in a house without the host’s or living people’s invitation. Another important feature is that they fear of the sun, and the sun will burn them to ashes.
The typical image of the vampire and the features are: long and sharp teeth, white skin, red eyes, and they have supernatural powers, will never grow old.
Vampire also means bloodthirsty, learn the meaning of monster blood, the Western world famous monster, why is monster, because he is in an awkward position: neither God nor the devil, more not human.
Now, the vampire metaphor is also used for the extraction of blood and sweat of others, rob others of their money, ideas or other resources of the people.
It's generally believed that the vampire is a human-turned. In some novels, when people were bitten by a vampire they will e a vampire,and some also believe that people will e vampires after they drink vampire's blood.
To kill a vampire must cut off their heads or stab wood Into their heart.
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