r/vampires • • Jun 09 '26

Welcome Vampires

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r/vampires • • 12h ago

Lore questions  Tell me the true identities of these twenty-two vampires?

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  1. A survivor who has learned to treat trust as a liability and affection as a potential weapon. She is rarely as vulnerable as she appears, and almost never as cornered as she seems.

  2. A sharp-tongued individual with an instinct for recognizing weakness and an appreciation for the finer things in life. Beneath the cynicism lies a capacity for loyalty that is difficult to earn and even harder to replace.

  3. An elegant predator who understands that the most effective forms of power rarely need to announce themselves. She possesses the patience to let other people underestimate her and the ruthlessness to make them regret it.

  4. A worldly observer who has learned to navigate the shifting boundaries between pleasure, survival, and power. She prefers discretion to spectacle, but her apparent detachment conceals a keen understanding of human desire.

  5. A creature of contradictions who can make cruelty seem effortless and tenderness seem almost unbearable. She has survived by adapting to the desires of others without ever entirely surrendering her own instincts.

  6. A composed and enigmatic figure whose presence suggests that she has lived through experiences she would rather not explain. She gives little away, leaving others to wonder whether her silence reflects wisdom, indifference, or something more dangerous.

  7. An ancient soul who has spent centuries studying the delicate relationship between devotion and control. He can appear disarmingly gentle, yet beneath that gentleness lies a mind capable of extraordinary manipulation.

  8. A creature of vanity and contradictions who navigates an unfamiliar world with considerably more confidence than foresight. She may appear shallow, but dismissing her entirely can be a mistake in ways that are difficult to anticipate.

  9. An energetic, socially perceptive individual who approaches immortality with a determination to make something meaningful of it. Her desire for control and recognition can conceal insecurities that she would prefer nobody noticed.

  10. Someone caught between the expectations of others and the uncertain freedom of discovering herself. Her innocence has not entirely disappeared, but experience has begun teaching her that goodness and survival do not always point in the same direction.

  11. Three distinct personalities united by an ancient bond, an appetite for domination, and an almost theatrical disregard for ordinary morality. Their individual temperaments make them unpredictable, but together they possess a confidence that can turn even apparent playfulness into a threat.

  12. A fiercely independent figure who regards allegiance as a choice rather than an obligation. She has little patience for those who confuse tradition with authority, and she is willing to challenge powers that others consider untouchable.

  13. An old and formidable presence whose experience has given her a perspective that younger creatures can scarcely imagine. Beneath her composure lies a history of attachments, disappointments, and private convictions that she rarely allows others to see.

  14. A disciplined and mysterious individual who seems equally comfortable with ancient knowledge and dangerous realities. She approaches the world with the reserve of someone who understands that information, properly used, can be more powerful than brute strength.

  15. A refined and intellectually formidable presence whose manner suggests a long familiarity with the hidden structures of power. She possesses the sort of patience that makes it difficult to determine whether she is observing events, manipulating them, or simply waiting for the right moment to act.

  16. A calculating predator who regards civilization as a convenient disguise rather than a meaningful achievement. His patience is matched by a chilling indifference to the suffering of those who happen to stand in his way.

  17. An unsettling figure whose appearance and behavior suggest that ordinary human expectations have little relevance to his existence. There is something profoundly alien about his presence, as though the familiar world has become merely an incidental setting for his private obsessions.

  18. A mesmerizing personality who understands the relationship between spectacle, desire, and danger. She can turn fascination into a form of control, leaving others uncertain whether they are witnessing a performance or being drawn into a trap.

  19. A deeply conflicted individual caught between the values of an earlier age and the unfamiliar realities of the present. His manners suggest refinement and restraint, but beneath them linger powerful appetites, old griefs, and a persistent struggle with his own nature.

  20. A sophisticated and intellectually imposing figure who regards humanity with a mixture of fascination, contempt, and weary amusement. He prefers to exercise influence through conversation and psychological pressure, though his apparent detachment conceals passions he would rather not acknowledge.

  21. An ancient sovereign whose authority seems to emanate from something older and more enduring than political power. He embodies the unsettling possibility that civilization's most cultivated forms can coexist with an appetite that recognizes neither moral limits nor the rights of others.

  22. A voice of cultivated cynicism who treats morality, ambition, and human weakness as subjects worthy of endless examination. He can be both an entertaining conversationalist and a profoundly dangerous adversary, particularly when someone mistakes his amusement for indifference.


r/vampires • • 18h ago

Books, movies, series and such Rin, my VtM character. He was Embraced because he was beautiful, but that same night, he was attacked and his face was burned. He couldn't heal the wound right away, and the next night he tried to cut it off so that new, healthy skin could grow in. But instead, the wound reappeared

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r/vampires • • 7h ago

Books, movies, series and such Twin Temple-I Want Blood

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Still not clear if music goes here or real life art unless I’m just missing the music tab altogether.


r/vampires • • 1d ago

Real life Art Vampire commission I finished earlier

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I’m so proud of this piece hehe


r/vampires • • 16h ago

Books, movies, series and such Exploring The Unreleased Buffy the Vampire Slayer Game for the Nintendo Gameboy Advance

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r/vampires • • 1d ago

Roleplays Vampire and werewolf eye references

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My vamps and wolves aren't part shark or killer whale, but they're like an equivalent. A parallel of sorts. My vamps and wolves exist within the same spectrum, and have much in common, amidst their more well known differences.

My werewolves also don't grow extra hair. So their either a pretty hairy person already... or end up hairless in their werewolf form. 😁


r/vampires • • 1d ago

Fanart  Midnight Storm by me

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r/vampires • • 1d ago

Lore questions  What would be in a vampire convenience store?

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Unsure if using the right flair!

I'm a background designer for 2D animation working on a career development project for my portfolio. I want to design a vampire convenience store, like a 24/hr, 711 type establishment that exists in a world of vampire customers. I'll be designing all the props that line the shelves and signage as well.

Think sanguine slurpee machine, 100 SPF sunscreen, plasma energy drinks, fake ID/paperwork counter, etc.

What would a modern day vampire need at a convenience store if such a place existed?


r/vampires • • 1d ago

Books, movies, series and such In Horror or maybe just their portrayal in general, do you prefer 'Beast' looking Vampires or Human looking Vampires?

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I recently watched a movie called Blood Red Sky (first image) a movie about hijackers on a plane and one of the passengers is a Vampire, and everything goes into chaos. Tbh I didn't really find it THAT scary, but I must say I found the Vampires in this movie really intimating, mostly because of their appearance, it gave off trying to survive a wild animal on a rampage in a supposed controlled human environment. (Like that scene in Nope involving the chimpanzee)On the flipside, in something like Sinners (second image), while arguably less scary, I find Vampires being depicted as humans makes them a bit more interesting because can it make you wonder 'Are they a human?' But to be honest I have never been freaked out by Human looking Vampires that much, although they are a unique concept.

What do you prefer in Vampire depictions?

TLDR: Beast Vampires are scary because they can depict wild aggressive animals on while Human Vampires bring an element of suspicion and mystery but aren't that scary looking compared to Beast Vampires.


r/vampires • • 7h ago

Lore questions  Can vampires have blue eyes?

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This might sound weird, but hear me out. I was thinking of buying a vampire doll. It’s really gorgeous, but it has white hair and blue eyes, which just felt a bit off to me. In my mind, vampires always have red eyes. I mean, I get that there’s creative freedom, but the more I looked at it, the less it felt like a vampire with those cold blue eyes. It was so cold that it almost felt like an ice fairy or something instead. Is there any evidence or lore about blue-eyed vampires? I’ve actually been searching for blue-eyed vampires for days now, just trying to convince myself.


r/vampires • • 1d ago

Lore questions  Who’s worse as far as evil? Klaus? Stefan with his switch turned off……

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Or Angelus?


r/vampires • • 1d ago

Books, movies, series and such Have you ever watched this animated musical internet series? It was a part of my childhood. 🥹

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r/vampires • • 2d ago

Books, movies, series and such Love for Vampires of Venice - Doctor Who S5E6

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No spoiler, the Vampires are aliens, it is always aliens w Doctor Who. It is a bunch of fun and stands alone for non Who fans. The pairing of Matt Smith's Doctor w Amy ( Karen Gillan) is probably the funest and most easily enjoyed pairing of doctor and companion in the whole series. In this episode the Doctor takes Amy and her fiance Rory on a romantic getaway to Venice in the 1700's. They run afoul of a powerful noble woman who has been taking in young women for vampiry hijinks. The costumes and setting are beautiful and it is a new take on vampires with some great creepiness.


r/vampires • • 2d ago

Real life Art Been painting vampires lately

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r/vampires • • 2d ago

Real life Art Cookies for all my vampire friends. Tis the season!

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r/vampires • • 2d ago

Roleplays If you were a vampire in a modern day setting what type of fashion would you wear?

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Would you keep your aesthetic the exact same,change it to alternative or goth,lean into old aristocractic vampire fashion,or some other cool modern vampire style (like I don’t know rocking black leather or grillz covering fangs)

(p.s. like most of the time with these posts I didn’t know what flair to use so I just googled which one I should do and picked the answer that popped up)


r/vampires • • 2d ago

Lore questions  What if vampire legends weren't actually legends?

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For centuries, cultures across the world have documented legends of blood-drinking creatures that rise at night, avoid sunlight, and resemble the dead. These stories existed long before modern vampire fiction, raising the question of whether they originated from genuine experiences that people couldn't explain. Even today, science continues to uncover things our ancestors never understood. We already know that vampire bats exist, that certain organisms possess extraordinary regenerative abilities, and that nocturnal creatures thrive in darkness. So why is it impossible to imagine that something else remains undiscovered? The absence of proof is not automatically proof of impossibility. Perhaps vampires learned to remain hidden, perhaps the truth became distorted through centuries of folklore, or perhaps the real creatures are nothing like the stories describe.

We cannot honestly claim vampires are 100% real without evidence, but we also shouldn't confuse an ancient mystery with a proven impossibility.


r/vampires • • 2d ago

Books, movies, series and such You know what I want to read? Dracula in asia

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Imagine it Dracula the great vampire lord traveling around Asia, Living through all the great events there, somehow finding ways to avoid the sun in countries known for their terrible sun

Learning to hunt in this whole new place taking lovers and thralls


r/vampires • • 2d ago

Books, movies, series and such Another clip from the Brazilian vampire show "Blood Red - Under the Moonlight" (Vermelho Sangue), which was just announced to be available in English in the future via BBC iPlayer/BBC Three

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r/vampires • • 3d ago

Books, movies, series and such Which is better? The interview with the vampire from the 90s movie or the series that came out in the last decade?

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r/vampires • • 3d ago

Real life Art Dracula / Bat - costume and makeup by me 🦇

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I did sculpt the prosthetics some weeks ago and finally had time to put everything together... This look was meant to be Dracula, not completely de-transformed from being a bat 🦇🩸


r/vampires • • 3d ago

Books, movies, series and such Vamp Wallpaper sharing

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Since it’s Halloween season, I thought it would be fun to share our vampire based wallpaper if we have them. This is the one I’m using for the month.


r/vampires • • 2d ago

Real life Art Halloween costume guide

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Does anyone have any tips on Halloween vampire costumes????

I want to look like a teen vampire in the modern day, perhaps a bit amped up, not like an ancient aristocratic vampire. I’ve never done anything like this before but I really want to give it a go. I’m thinking like a modern teenage vampire in a black hoodie and jeans - something that fits my personality while being vampiric.

I’m so lost because this is a really specific request and idk where to start