Vampire

Overview

Everyone has their own specific lore, but the following is always the same when it comes to vampires: they're undead, and they consume human blood to stay animated. Any other defining trait of the modern vampire varies depending on who you ask. Below are the most common, but not every vampire has all of these traits. (For instance, some don't have fangs, or can't shape shift.)

Vampire Appearance

Human form
Pale skin
Fangs
No reflection

Vampire Strengths and Abilities

Immortal
Super speed
Super strength
Enhanced senses
Accelerated healing
Some can shape shift into a bat

Vampire Weaknesses

Sunlight
Fire
Stake through the heart
Decapitation
Holy water
Holy symbols
Garlic
Silver
Have to be invited in

Early Vampire Books

The Vampyre by John Polidori (1819)
Varney the Vampire by James Rymer (1845)
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu (1872)
Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897)
The Blood of the Vampire by Florence Marryat (1897)