vampirism
noun
vam·pir·ism
ˈvam-ˌpī(-ə)r-ˌi-zəm 
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Three women are connected by vampirism across time in this lush, atmospheric story about love, hunger, rage and sapphic desire.
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 6 Dec. 2025
And if the vampirism is of a classic stripe, Schwab’s individual vampires are satisfyingly singular with neat shifts in narrative voice to represent their character and historical period.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
The film is a clear influence on Trouble Every Day (see below) in its portrayal of vampirism as an all-consuming and painful condition, rather than a romantic one.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Actually, becoming young is, of course, a theme of vampire films and of vampirism in general.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 6 Dec. 2025
And if the vampirism is of a classic stripe, Schwab’s individual vampires are satisfyingly singular with neat shifts in narrative voice to represent their character and historical period.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
The film is a clear influence on Trouble Every Day (see below) in its portrayal of vampirism as an all-consuming and painful condition, rather than a romantic one.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Actually, becoming young is, of course, a theme of vampire films and of vampirism in general.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Vampirism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vampirism. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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vampirism
noun
vam·pir·ism
-ˌpī(ə)r-ˌiz-əm
: a sexual perversion in which gratification is obtained by the drawing of blood
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