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Vampire Hunter Field Manual

Check out our guide to the quirks and peccadilloes of vampires on television and in film.


By Scott Harris

These days, just about everything has a little vampire in them. Books. Television shows. Movies. Your mom.

Okay, that was a low blow, but we wanted to get your attention. After all, we're about to present you with our guide to vampires in film and television, information that could be vitally important if a muppet wielding a sharpened number 4 comes after you. So in the interest of public safety, we recommend that you and your whole family read the Vampire Hunter Field Manual.

Especially your mom... before it's too late.

Blade
Blade

Blade

The Evil Scoop: The Marvel Comics hero Blade, also known as the Daywalker, began his career as an adversary for the vampire lord himself back in the classic 70's comic Tomb of Dracula. Luckily, a couple decades later someone came up with the idea of helping Wesley Snipes pay his tax debt, and viola: the Blade franchise of television and film was created. That tax thing didn't pan out, but we got some sweet vampire on vampire action out of the deal. Attributes
Damaged By Sunlight X
Drink human Blood X
Immortal X
Shape Changer  
Weakness to Garlic, Silver and/or Cross X
Obsessed With Math  
Killed by Stake to Heart X

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