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vampire

[vam-pahyuhr] / ˈvæm paɪər /






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Pattinson, 40, became something of a pin-up after playing vampire Edward Cullen in the Twilight series, alongside American actress Kristen Stewart.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Wiseman says the show has yet to specifically talk about Bram Stoker’s bloodthirsty Count Dracula, but Port says the Halloween episode will discuss the coven’s distaste for vampire stereotypes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The vampire schedule applies not just to drivers but all 3,000 team members, organizers and support crew traveling with them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

These experiences came to mind while hearing Danny take on a yet-to-be-previously attempted vampire voice as he dodged dirty looks and jettisoned drinkware.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026

I’m the deadest zombie ghost vampire who ever died.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Instead, his literary vampires already tend to be aristocratic or beautiful and often both.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

As Mr. Groom and other scholars have stressed, the parasitic connection between vampires and their human prey has been used to grossly symbolize the relationship between rapacious business owners and exploited workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Premiering Thursday, it’s a sort of bourgeois, non-gothic “What We Do in the Shadows” set among a group of vampires living together in Seattle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

But the cultural fandom for ghosts is not as intense as it is for vampires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

I’m not taking medicines, just spending a lot of time with Dike, watching a lot of terrible films with vampires and spaceships.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


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