vampirism
noun
vam·pir·ism
ˈvam-ˌpī(-ə)r-ˌi-zəm 
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This, the film posits, is its own kind of vampirism.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, a priest (Christoph Waltz) is hot on Dracul’s heels, hoping to destroy him and break the curse of vampirism he’s placed on every person he’s turned into a vampire.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Three women are connected by vampirism across time in this lush, atmospheric story about love, hunger, rage and sapphic desire.
—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
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, a priest (Christoph Waltz) is hot on Dracul’s heels, hoping to destroy him and break the curse of vampirism he’s placed on every person he’s turned into a vampire.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Three women are connected by vampirism across time in this lush, atmospheric story about love, hunger, rage and sapphic desire.
—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
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“Vampirism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vampirism. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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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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