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== Legends == | == Legends == | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] had records of vampire legends on at least seventeen [[planet]]s, particularly [[Earth]], but myths of vampires existed on almost every civilised world. Common traits were that they drank [[blood]], could turn others into vampires, feared [[star|sunlight]], had [[mirror|no reflections]], feared [[cross]]es, couldn't cross running water and could only be killed by a stake to the [[heart]] or beheading. They could supposedly only enter a room or house upon being invited, which was why they were so charming. ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay]]'', ''[[The Vampires of Venice]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Goth Opera]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Son of the Dragon (audio story)|Son of the Dragon]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Monster Files|Monster Files: Vampires]]'') [[Vlad III]] was thought by the people of [[Wallachia]] to be a monster, which lead to [[Dracula (fictional character)|a popular fictional representation of him]] | [[The Doctor's TARDIS]] had records of vampire legends on at least seventeen [[planet]]s, particularly [[Earth]], but myths of vampires existed on almost every civilised world. Common traits were that they drank [[blood]], could turn others into vampires, feared [[star|sunlight]], had [[mirror|no reflections]], feared [[cross]]es, couldn't cross running water and could only be killed by a stake to the [[heart]] or beheading. They could supposedly only enter a room or house upon being invited, which was why they were so charming. ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay]]'', ''[[The Vampires of Venice]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Goth Opera]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Son of the Dragon (audio story)|Son of the Dragon]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Monster Files|Monster Files: Vampires]]'') [[Vlad III]] was thought by the people of [[Wallachia]] to be a monster, which lead to [[Dracula (fictional character)|a popular fictional representation of him]]; ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Son of the Dragon (audio story)|Son of the Dragon]]'') although the popular fictional Count Dracula was also a real person. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dreadful Flap (short story)|The Dreadful Flap]]'', ''[[The Found World (novel)|The Found World]]'') | ||
Vampires were represented differently across various cultures. [[Chinese]] vampires had long fingernails. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]'') In a [[1992]] survey, the thing that frightened [[Russia]]ns the most was vampires, specifically ones that lived on life energy. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'') | Vampires were represented differently across various cultures. [[Chinese]] vampires had long fingernails. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]'') In a [[1992]] survey, the thing that frightened [[Russia]]ns the most was vampires, specifically ones that lived on life energy. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'') | ||
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[[Axos]] was "a space-vampire," draining all energy from planets. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'') | [[Axos]] was "a space-vampire," draining all energy from planets. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'') | ||
[[ | [[Vlad III|Vlad III the Impaler]] inspired the [[Dracula (fictional character)|fictional vampire Dracula]]. [[Bram Stoker]], who wrote the novel ''Dracula'', was said to be inspired by a [[Haemovore]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (novelisation)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') his wife [[Florence Stoker]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Bat Attack! (comic story)|Bat Attack!]]'') the [[Draxis]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Woman in White (audio story)|The Woman in White]]'') or tales about the [[Mal'akh]] from his friend [[Richard Francis Burton]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | ||
A [[Vampire virus|vampiric infection]] came to [[Earth]] in the [[19th century]], with the first human host being [[Oscar Wilde]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Bat Attack!]]'') | A [[Vampire virus|vampiric infection]] came to [[Earth]] in the [[19th century]], with the first human host being [[Oscar Wilde]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Bat Attack!]]'') | ||
