Vampire (mythology)

Vampires are fictional blood-sucking half-Human monsters. Vampire legends exist on at least 17 planets and were inspired by the Great Vampires of the Dark Times.

Lore

Vampire legends on Earth and other planets were inspired by the ancient Great Vampires. The Doctor mentions that legends state that vampires can only be killed by a stake to the heart. They also could not cross running water and were injured by sunlight.(DW: State of Decay)

A historical vampire called Dracula was represented as a robot at the Festival of Ghana. (DW: The Chase)

Vampire-like creatures

The Great Vampires were from the Dark Times inspired vampire legends on Earth. (DW: State of Decay)

When Humans were transformed into Haemovores, they became vampire-like. (DW: The Curse of Fenric)

Plasmavores behaved like vampires. (DW: Smith and Jones)

Axos was "a space-vampire". (DW: The Claws of Axos)

The Three Who Rule were once Humans who were made vampire-like by the Great Vampires. (DW: State of Decay)

Other vampires existed in Venice. (DW: Vampires of Venice) (maybe, there was a reference at the end of the latest sneak preview that states they could be vampires "or..."