as in predators
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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Plus, the Jets are to QBs what Van Helsing is to vampires.
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Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
From killer clowns to ancient vampires and back again, Bill Skarsgård isn’t worried about being typecast.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025
Along with Dracula, Nosferatu is one of the most influential pieces of art that shapes our notion of vampires today, inspiring filmmakers and novelists, artists and fans ever since.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
That's why getting a friend to join you to shoot demons and vampires is a good idea.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
So Milk and her team did a lot of their work around the vampires’ eyes.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
But the show’s constraints still held on making the vampires look a little dead.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
That’s a throwback, too, to the bawdy times of season one, briefly glimpsed on the shabby screen in the vampires’ makeshift home theater at the end-end (as opposed to the parody end, or the end for the cameras) of the series.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
While the four vampires (plus their Monster and the Guide, played by Kristen Schaal) are largely unfazed by the news, Guillermo starts to spiral, seemingly unable to accept that this is the end of everything he's worked so hard for (under the watchful eye of the cameras).
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
From killer clowns to ancient vampires and back again, Bill Skarsgård isn’t worried about being typecast.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025
Along with Dracula, Nosferatu is one of the most influential pieces of art that shapes our notion of vampires today, inspiring filmmakers and novelists, artists and fans ever since.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
That's why getting a friend to join you to shoot demons and vampires is a good idea.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
So Milk and her team did a lot of their work around the vampires’ eyes.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
But the show’s constraints still held on making the vampires look a little dead.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
That’s a throwback, too, to the bawdy times of season one, briefly glimpsed on the shabby screen in the vampires’ makeshift home theater at the end-end (as opposed to the parody end, or the end for the cameras) of the series.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
While the four vampires (plus their Monster and the Guide, played by Kristen Schaal) are largely unfazed by the news, Guillermo starts to spiral, seemingly unable to accept that this is the end of everything he's worked so hard for (under the watchful eye of the cameras).
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Vampires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vampires. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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