Vampire
A vampire is a being from folklore who subsists by feeding on the life essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires were undead beings that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods they inhabited when they were alive. They wore shrouds and were often described as bloated and of ruddy or dark countenance, markedly different from today's gaunt, pale vampire which dates from the early 19th century. Although vampiric entities have been recorded in most cultures, the term vampire was not popularized in the West until the early 18th century, after an influx of vampire superstition into Western Europe from areas where vampire legends were frequent, such as the Balkans and Eastern Europe, although local variants were als
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Vampire
A vampire is a being from folklore who subsists by feeding on the life essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires were undead beings that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods they inhabited when they were alive. They wore shrouds and were often described as bloated and of ruddy or dark countenance, markedly different from today's gaunt, pale vampire which dates from the early 19th century. Although vampiric entities have been recorded in most cultures, the term vampire was not popularized in the West until the early 18th century, after an influx of vampire superstition into Western Europe from areas where vampire legends were frequent, such as the Balkans and Eastern Europe, although local variants were als
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A vampire is a being from folk ...... nt figure in the horror genre.
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Een vampier is een bloedzuigen ...... or de moderne vampierverhalen.
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Ein Vampir (/ˈvampiːr/ oder /v ...... om Blut anderer Tiere ernährt.
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Il vampiro è un essere mitolog ...... ideogiochi e serie televisive.
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Le vampire est un type de reve ...... othiques, qui s'y identifient.
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Un vampiro es, según el folclo ...... niente depredador chupasangre.
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Vampiro é um ser mitológico ou ...... co [existente] nos pesadelos".
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Wampir – fantastyczna istota, ...... ła prędkość oraz ogromna siła.
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Вампир (ст.-слав. вѫпырь, поль ...... ли они не наслаждаются кровью.
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مصاص الدماء هو شخصية ميثولوجية ...... الحكايات الفلكلورية، والشعبية.
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The Vampire, by Philip Burne-Jones, 1897
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A vampire is a being from folk ...... though local variants were als
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Een vampier is een bloedzuigen ...... wd raakte met het nieuwe stere
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Ein Vampir (/ˈvampiːr/ oder /v ...... chen Kräften ausgestattet ist.
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Il vampiro è un essere mitolog ...... il vampiro e il Conte Dracula.
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Le vampire est un type de reve ...... e cultures à travers le monde.
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Un vampiro es, según el folclo ...... niente depredador chupasangre.
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Vampiro é um ser mitológico ou ...... dos do patriarcado vitoriano".
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Wampir – fantastyczna istota, ...... ła prędkość oraz ogromna siła.
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Вампир (ст.-слав. вѫпырь, поль ...... и погибшие от укусов вампиров.
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مصاص الدماء هو شخصية ميثولوجية ...... من المناطق، التي تكررت فيها أس
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Vampier
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Vampir
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Vampire
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Vampire
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Vampiro
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Vampiro
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Vampiro
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Wampir
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Вампир
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مصاص دماء
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