History Main / VampireHickey

** The start of the story has the family watching the news about a "peasant" found dead with teeth marks on his throat and drained of their blood. Despite there likewise being evidence of a black cape at the scene, the police can't make the connection of a vampire attack and Wiggum thinks they're dealing with a ''mummy'' to Lisa's frustration.
** After Bart is captured by a vampire Burns in his crypt hideout, the two return to the dining hall to show Homer and Marge that everything is alright when Lisa tries to warn them... despite Burns having blood dripping from his fangs and the two obvious puncture wounds on Bart's neck. Not helped that Bart is acting zombie-like.
-->'''Lisa:''' Mom! Dad! Mr. Burns is a vampire! And he has Bart!\\

-> ''"The apparent cause of death was a severe neck wound that resembled, in the words of one bystander, "a really gross hickey""''.

* ''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/zomcom/list?title_no=70195 ZomCom]]'': Ari has two pinprick marks on her neck, indicating she was formerly human and was bitten and turned at some point. The author ultimately confirmed it in [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/zomcom/faq-2/viewer?title_no=70195&episode_no=119 an FAQ]]. The strip, "[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/zomcom/origins/viewer?title_no=70195&episode_no=147 Origins]]", indeed showcased how she got bitten.

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* ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'': Astarion has a bite mark on the right side of his neck from Cazador and, although it's covered by his default armor, it can be clearly seen if he's wearing other armors.
* ''VideoGame/TheSims'':
** ''VideoGame/TheSims3'''s ''Late Night'' and ''Supernatural'' expansion packs include vampires that have these hickeys on their necks, and a Sim can be created with a hickey on their neck even if they're not a vampire (yet), as it's categorized as costume makeup in Create-a-Sim.
** Likewise, Sims who have been turned by vampires in the ''Vampires'' DLC for ''VideoGame/TheSims4'' will also have bite marks on their necks while in the process of turning. However, the hickeys disappear when the transformation is complete, and there is no way to give them to Sims otherwise.
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* ''Manga/{{Shiki}}'': Bite marks occur a few time in the story when more and more people start mysteriously turning ill and dying. The first example being Megumi, who had gotten bitten after visiting the Kirishiki estate with it stated they found the wound but didn't make the connection at the time when she had turned ill out of the blue and her health rapidly decreased.

* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': After [[spoiler:Durkon]] is vampirized, [[spoiler:he]] is depicted with bite marks on the right side of [[spoiler:his]] head. [[spoiler:Since Durkon was turned by Malack, he has extra wounds because of the lizardfolk's naturally sharp teeth in addition to his vampire fangs]]. Belkar also gets two sets when he gets [[HPToOne drained to near death]] by the both of them, but since he survives, the wounds are there to show that he's a OneHitPointWonder. After the ArtShift, vampires aren't depicted with bite marks at all.

** In the first of ''The Harvest'' two parter. Willow and Xander are led into a trap by Luke and Darla, the latter who reveals their friend Jesse to them who's holding his neck in pain and notable blood seeping out of the bite wound as he stumble towards them proclaiming "Heck of a kiss", showing that Darla clearly bit him (which we find out later was against The Master's orders, but she couldn't help herself and wanted a little taste).
** In ''Angel'', Darla uses this to frame Angel and turn Buffy against her by tricking Buffy's mother, Joyce into letting Darla into their house, biting her, then leaving Angel holding Joyce as she leaves just as Buffy returns. Making her think Angel had bitten Joyce due to the bite wounds on Joyce's neck.

In a vampire story, naturally someone will have the misfortune to be targeted and bitten. If the vampire doesn't finish off the victim right away, their bite will leave a visible mark on the target. Typically this are two punctures on the victim's neck, though how exactly this mark appears to the eye, how salient it is, and where on the victim's body it is located may vary. This mark can give friends and family of the victim the chance to find out something is wrong and save them before it is too late (the traditional idea that vampires seek to return to the same victim for feeding until the latter expires is usually in effect).

Conversely, said vampire could manage to complete their task in draining the blood out of their target and bringing them into the ranks of the undead, with the pinpricks still remaining where said victim was chomped on. This is likely to show the audience of the person's vampire status if they're trying to blend in with others or just remind them they're under the undead curse (if it's [[UndeathIsCheap curable]] or not depends on the story). Due to many [[OurVampiresAreDifferent stories having their own interpretation of how vampires work]], bites post-turning don't always stick around after transformation, either due to the new healing factor closing it up or just acting as a indicator if the victim is still clinging to humanity, with its disappearance meaning [[YouAreTooLate it's too late]].

* ''Fanfic/TotalUndeadDrama'': After meeting Storm and allowing Sadie to "get to know him better" first after losing a game of "Rock Paper Scissors". Katie later finds an initially life-less Sadie slumped on a rock. When Katie touches her to get her attention and Sadie's body falls over, Katie notes the swollen bite marks on neck where Storm bit her during their "make out". Later when Sadie turns and Storm and she corner Katie, Sadie showcases the now faded marks quite proudly signifying it as "the totes ultimate hickey". Katie follows suit after she likewise becomes a vampire.

[[caption-width-right:350:Gives new meaning to the term "love bite".[[note]]L-R, top-to-bottom: [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Marceline]], [[Film/HorrorOfDracula Jonathan Harker]], [[ComicBook/KimReaper Charlie]], [[Fanfic/TotalUndeadDrama Sadie]], [[Webcomic/IntoTheMidnightCity Wyatt]], and [[Webcomic/ZomCom Ari]].[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Gives new meaning to the term "love bite".[[note]]From top left: [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Marceline]], [[Film/HorrorOfDracula Jonathan Harker]], [[ComicBook/KimReaper Charlie]], [[Fanfic/TotalUndeadDrama Sadie]], [[Webcomic/IntoTheMidnightCity Wyatt]], and [[Webcomic/ZomCom Ari]].[[/note]]]]

** In "Helpless", Blair, one of the caretakers of Kralik, gets killed by him while trying to give him his medicene. When we cut back to the scene after Kralik does the deed, we see the bite marks on Blair's neck briefly before they suddenly close up as he transforms into a vampire.

* ''One Night Ultimate Vampire'' introduced "marks" to the ''One Night'' series that can change a role's alliance. One of these is the Mark of the Vampire which changes a character to the Vampire team. The artwork of the Mark of the Vampire depicts a neck with two bleeding puncture wounds.

[[caption-width-right:350:Gives new meaning to the term "love bite".[[note]]From top left: [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Marceline]], [[Film/HorrorOfDracula Jonathan Harker]], [[ComicBook/KimReaper Charlie]], [[Fanfic/TotalUndeadDrama Sadie]], [[Webcomic/IntoTheMidnightCity Wyatt]], and [[Webcomic/ZomCom Ari]] ''[[/note]].]]

* ''Fanfic/TotalUndeadDrama'': After meeting Storm and allowing Sadie to "get to know him better" first after losing a game of "Rock Paper Scissors". Katie later finds an initially life-less Sadie slumped on a rock and her body falling over when Katie touches her, she notes the swollen bite marks on neck where Storm bit her during their "make out". Later when Sadie turns and Storm and she corner Katie, Sadie showcases the now faded marks quite proudly signifying it as "the totes ultimate hickey". Katie follows suit after she likewise becomes a vampire.

* ''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/zomcom/list?title_no=70195 ZomCom]]'': Ari has two pinprick marks on her neck, indicating she was formerly human and was bitten and turned at some point. The author ultimately confirmed it in [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/zomcom/faq-2/viewer?title_no=70195&episode_no=119 an FAQ]].

* ''Manga/DanceInTheVampireBund'': Pops up from time to time since the series is full of vampires. One of the more notable moment uses it for dramatic effect when Akira comes across the young grandson of a politician that against Mina's attempt to colonized an island for vampire-kind. To show she's not one to be trifled with, she has the grandson kidnapped. Akria stumbles upon him while waiting for Mina to get back from a meeting, when he talks to him, said grandson complains about his neck hurting to which Akria notes the bandage, peeling it back, he indeed sees two puncture wounds on his neck. Granted the grandson isn't drained but being bitten in the series still a danger since the bite acts an infection and needs to be treated within a time limit or the victim will turn. This ends up causing friction between Akria and Mina for her tactics. Thankfully Mina isn't heartless and has the child treated and returned safely, having gotten her point across regardless and Akria and she manage to work it out.

* ''Fanfic/TotalUndeadDrama'': After meeting Storm and allowing Sadie to "get to know him better" first after losing a game of "Rock Paper Scissors". Katie later finds Sadie slumped on a rock, her body falling over when Katie touches her and examining her reveals the swollen bite marks on neck where Storm bit her. Later when Sadie turns and Storm and she corner Katie, Sadie showcases the marks quite proudly signifying it as a "the totes ultimate hickey". Katie follows suit after she likewise becomes a vampire.

* ''Manga/DanceInTheVampireBund'': Pops up from time to time since the series is full of vampires. One of the more notable moment uses it for dramatic effect when Akira comes across the young grandson of a politician that against Mina's attempt to colonized an island for vampire-kind. To show she's not one to be trifled with, she has the grandson kidnapped and, when Akria finds him, see that he was bitten. Granted he's not drained but being bitten in the series still a danger since the bite acts an infection and needs to be treated within a time limit or the victim will turn. This ends up causing friction between Akria and Mina for her tactics. Thankfully Mina isn't heartless and has the child treated and returned safely, but the politician got the message regardless and Akria and she manage to work it out.

* ''Manga/DanceInTheVampireBund'': Pops up from time to time since the series is full of vampires. One of the more notable moment uses it for dramatic effect when Akira comes across the young son of a politician that against Mina's attempt to colonized an island for vampire-kind. To show she's not one to be trifled with, she has the son kidnapped and, when Akria finds him, see that he was bitten. Granted he's not drained but being bitten in the series still a danger since the bite acts an infection and needs to be treated within a time limit or the victim will turn. Luckily Mina isn't heartless and has the child treated and returned safely, but the politician got the message regardless.

* ''Manga/DanceInTheVampireBund'': Pops up from time to time since the series if full of vampires. One of the more notable moment uses it for dramatic effect when Akira comes across the young son of a politician that against Mina's attempt to colonized an island for vampire-kind. To show she's not one to be trifled with, she has the son kidnapped and, when Akria finds him, see that he was bitten. Granted he's not drained but being bitten in the series still a danger since the bite acts an infection and needs to be treated within a time limit or the victim will turn. Luckily Mina isn't heartless and has the child treated and returned safely, but the politician got the message regardless.