vampirism
noun
vam·pir·ism
ˈvam-ˌpī(-ə)r-ˌi-zəm 
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The origins of Lestat’s vampirism gets explored and important characters surface and resurface.
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Some of our favorites feature a pair of female astronauts who fall in love, women overtaken by vampirism and a man facing down the AIDS epidemic.
—Caroline Killilea, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Now Lestat has joined them, parading his vampirism to anyone who buys a ticket and drawing more and more ire from his law-abiding peers.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 June 2026
The film explores mortality, addiction, and family with a story that fuses vampirism with Cronenbergian body horror.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Some of our favorites feature a pair of female astronauts who fall in love, women overtaken by vampirism and a man facing down the AIDS epidemic.
—Caroline Killilea, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Now Lestat has joined them, parading his vampirism to anyone who buys a ticket and drawing more and more ire from his law-abiding peers.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 June 2026
The film explores mortality, addiction, and family with a story that fuses vampirism with Cronenbergian body horror.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
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“Vampirism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vampirism. Accessed 15 Jun. 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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