As stated in the vampire / vampyre menu, we use the
term "vampyres" to refer to a real phenomenon involving
real people. We use "vampire" to refer to imaginary mythical
creatures who mainly inhabit horror movies and other works of imaginative
fiction. This notation is used by some in the vampyre/vampire community, but its
use is
far from a consensus. In fact, some use the opposite definition; still others
use both terms to refer to both types of vampires/vampyres.
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We have removed it from our website for rewriting.
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