What are vampires?
There are many variations of the original vampire myths. Most of them have to do with the consumption of their victim’s blood. In some cultures vampires had red skin, while they were pale in others. Some vampires had a skull for a head, while others had one eye. Some vampires could transform to different animals, from wolves and spiders to bats. Vampire tales started to become popular with books such as Dracula by Bram Stoker. The modern views of vampires generally classifies them as horror figures. They are undead, since they cannot die naturally of old age, and require blood to live (generally human blood, sometimes animals suffice). Vampires sleep in coffins and are only active during the night, since sunlight weakens them. They also dislike garlic. In addition, vampires can be killed by stabbing them with a wooden stick straight through their heart. Vampires now belong to the horror cinema genres, as well as comic books. Dracula films are numerous, and Blade the Vampire Hunter is a
