There is a vast difference between Hollywood depictions of vampires compared to folklore legends. In films and novels, vampires are depicted as aristocratic, attractive and intelligent with a thirst for blood. They sleep in coffins and are well-dressed with long capes. They have strong mental abilities such as mind control, telepathy and can even transform themselves into animals. In folklore legends, however, vampires are depicted as unintelligent and peasant-like. They were cremated with or without being staked through the heart. In folklore, one becomes a vampire when one is bitten by another vampire or if they were once a werewolf
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