as in predator
a person who habitually preys upon others
regarded debt collectors as vampires who made a living from the misery of others
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Like wizards, vampires, and Batman, many of Robert Pattinson‘s offbeat stories doled out during dutiful press interviews are in fact, not real.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
Led by Lily-Rose Depp, Nosferatu twists Bram Stoker's Dracula story just as F. W. Murnau's original Nosferatu did in 1922, with Bill Skarsgård taking on the role of Count Orlok, a vampire whose infatuation with Ellen Hutter (Depp) causes untold horror.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Bill Skarsgård’s Count Orlok is more a Romanian folk vampire — decayed but still quite libidinous — than suave, past aristocrats limned by Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee.
—Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Skarsgard’s character was never named, but Shadows has a tradition of bringing back famous vampires from movies and TV shows.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
Led by Lily-Rose Depp, Nosferatu twists Bram Stoker's Dracula story just as F. W. Murnau's original Nosferatu did in 1922, with Bill Skarsgård taking on the role of Count Orlok, a vampire whose infatuation with Ellen Hutter (Depp) causes untold horror.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Bill Skarsgård’s Count Orlok is more a Romanian folk vampire — decayed but still quite libidinous — than suave, past aristocrats limned by Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee.
—Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Skarsgard’s character was never named, but Shadows has a tradition of bringing back famous vampires from movies and TV shows.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Vampire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vampire. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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