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In the horror genre, vampires have been popularized in many books, movies, and role playing games.  The abilities of vampires differ in various fiction and myth.  In ''Dracula'', the vampire is able to transform into a bat or dog and to manipulate the weather.  In most variants of the myth, a vampire's human victim also becomes a vampire.   

In the horror genre, vampires have been popularized in many books, movies, and role playing games.  The abilities of vampires differ in various fiction and myth.  In ''Dracula'', the vampire is able to transform into a bat or dog and to manipulate the weather.  In most variants of the myth, a vampire's human victim also becomes a vampire.   

Vampires are impervious to most forms of injury, and can only be destroyed in certain ways.  Again these vary among differing fictions, but usually include driving a wooden stake through the vampire's heart, decapitation or exposure to sunlight.  Vampires are usually repelled by [[garlic]], crucifixes and sometimes mirrors.

Vampires are impervious to most forms of injury, and can only be destroyed in certain ways.  Again these vary among differing fictions, but usually include driving a wooden stake through the vampire's heart, decapitation or exposure to sunlight (although it should be noted that in the original ''Dracula'' novel, sunlight merely weakened Vampires rather than actually killing them).  Vampires are usually repelled by [[garlic]], crucifixes and sometimes mirrors (the last of which generally has them lacking a reflection).

Vampires are generally portrayed as evil, although a few recent books and films have portrayed vampire characters in a sympathetic light.

Vampires are generally portrayed as evil, although a few recent books and films have portrayed vampire characters in a sympathetic light.