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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

All 349 “murmurs” in the Twilight saga: In this very scientific investigation, Rachelle Hampton ranked and charted all the times Stephenie Meyer used the word murmur in her YA vampire series.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

They also don’t have set rules on what a vampire must look like.

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

Mary Alice shut her window to keep vampire bats out.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

Remember that if you tire of vampires, you can always turn to the literature of werewolves, demons and revenants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 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

Then they were attacked by a gaggle of vampires, led by a cheerleader Annabeth had killed two years ago.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan


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