a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night.

(in Eastern European folklore) a corpse, animated by an undeparted soul or demon, that periodically leaves the grave and disturbs the living, until it is exhumed and impaled or burned.

a person who preys ruthlessly upon others; extortionist.

a woman who unscrupulously exploits, ruins, or degrades the men she seduces.

an actress noted for her roles as an unscrupulous seductress

the vampires of the silent movies.

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archfiend , beast , devil , ghoul , monster , ogre , tiger , bat , blackmailer , bloodsucker , dracula , extortioner , extortionist , lamia , sorceress , succubus , witch