Pronunciation: 'vam-"pI(-&r

Function: noun
Etymology: French, from German Vampir, from Serbian vampir
1 : the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
2 a : one who lives by preying on others b : a woman who exploits and ruins her lover

I’m fascinated by the changes that vampires have gone through due to fiction. When I think of vampires, I think of them most often as men. But the definition above specifically mentions women. I also find it interesting that vamps originally “rose from the grave.” The vamps in my current release certainly don’t live in a grave. And they don’t prey on people while they sleep either. Today’s vampire’s seem to have a lot more control over their impulses and their fangs. Not to mention, options and sometimes the ability to shed the myths of vampires all together.