History OurVampiresAreDifferent / Film

* The movie ''Film/CaptainKronosVampireHunter'' introduced the idea of there being a variety of breeds of vampire, with each one having unique weaknesses. So the first step to ridding an area of an infestation is to capture a vampire and experiment on it until you discover how it dies. (Which, if viewed by a passing local, [[NotWhatItLooksLike might be misunderstood]] and get a [[TorchesAndPitchforks pitchfork-and-torch-carrying mob]] to convene ...) The vampires in question fed on youth instead of blood and were [[spoiler: only killable by steel.]]

* In contrast to the original classic, Werner Herzog's 1979 remake of ''{{Film/Nosferatu}}'' features a [[spoiler:vampirized Jonathan Harker]] at the end of the film, who had earlier been subject to the predations of Count Dracula. Interestingly, this fate befalls no one else in the film, all of whom just die if they were drained by Dracula (or otherwise expire from ThePlague he brought along with him). Likewise, [[spoiler:Harker]] can apparently survive openly in broad daylight, whereas the sunlight was shown to kill Dracula outright (though possibly not permanently, as speculated by Van Helsing), even as [[spoiler:Harker]] shares Dracula's aversions to religious items.

* ''{{Film/Bit}}'': They look just like humans, sunlight doesn't kill them (it's just weakening), garlic, stakes and crosses do nothing. While they can be harmed with ordinary gunshots and fire, this won't kill them given they can heal. Ripping out their heart then burning it is (usually) the only way to do that. Any human bitten by a vampire will turn into one if they survive, thus the group in the film dictates killing victims unless this is desired. The more powerful ones can also mind control humans or other vampires into serving them.

* The vampires in ''Tale of a Vampire'' don't have fangs, keep normal hours, mope endlessly over lost loves, and are ''completely'' indescribable.

* Getting bitten in ''Film/HorrorOfDracula'', even if not completely drained of blood, is an instant threat to the victim and they'll turn unless treated properly or the vampire who bit them is killed.
* George A. Romero's movie ''Film/{{Martin}}'' features a main character who so grossly avoids every major vampire-related trope, that there is some debate whether he actually is a vampire, or just a very disturbed boy. Specifically: he occasionally drinks blood but he admits that it's not necessary in order to keep him alive, he can go outside during the day with no ill consequences, and he has no apparent supernatural abilities (except that he claims to be [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld several hundred years old]]).

* Vampires in the movie ''Film/{{Daybreakers}}'' are pale, have yellow eyes and fangs, no reflections, and a tendency to burst into flame in direct sunlight. They're also the dominant race on earth, and have hunted down humans to the point that they're literally an endangered species. This is generally not a good thing, especially given that blood-deprived vampires gradually mutate into mindless bat-monsters, and vampire blood only serves to hasten the change. Unfortunately, the fact that anyone bitten and not killed will become a vampire no doubt made it hard to avoid before society's infrastructure was remodeled. [[spoiler: Vampires can be restored to humanity by controlled exposure to sunlight--and by drinking the blood of a former vampire.]]

* Vampires in the movie ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn'' are an interesting case. They are vulnerable against sunlight and wooden stakes. Religious symbols are also effective (any thing that even remotely looks like a cross will do); a bullet with a cross etched onto the point is lethal. They often explode in a mass of green goo when killed. Vampires can disguise themselves to look human, but they really are monstrous. Appearance-wise, there really isn't a set rule. Some look more human, some look more animal, some are demonic in appearance, and some look like grotesque caricatures of their human forms. They can also turn into bats. They're also explain as being more fragile however, one can literally punch a hole in their chests' and rip their hearts out or decapitate them. Similarly, being turned shares more elements with zombie movies; the biker character slowly changes but tries to hide his condition, while [[spoiler: the preacher]] pretty much tells everyone else he's already dead, but he will help them until he changes completely, at which point they should just kill him.

* The all-sign language movie ''Film/{{Deafula}}'' features a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin deaf version of Dracula]]. Seriously.
* In Jesus Franco's ''Les Avaleuses/Female Vampire'', Countess Irina sucks her victims' lifeforce out through their sexual organs at the moment of ecstasy. It's not a porn film per se, though there is at least one hardcore version of it extant. And it really [[IncrediblyLamePun sucks to be her]], because she has trouble maintaining a relationship.

* The After Dark Original ''Film/{{Prowl}}'' (originally titled ''Strays'') has vampires that are born, which kills the mother, or the child dies before it's born. They pass for human for the most part until a moment of great stress or danger makes their abilities awaken. Also, the special features indicate they are evolved from some type of nocturnal predatory bird.

* [[Film/BuffyTheVampireSlayer The film version of Buffy]] had vampires who're noticeably very pale, gain pointed ears and able to fly without turning to bats. They don't turn to dust when staked (This was years before the TV series mind you). They also don't seem to have regeneration as TheDragon vampire loses an arm and never regains it back.

* ''Film/CaveOfTheLivingDead'': These are classical European vampires, except their victims can be prevented from turning by sprinkling wolfsbane on the bite and burst into flames upon death.

* In ''Film/{{Blade}}'', the title character is the son of a woman who was bitten by a vampire and went into labour. He's [[CursedWithAwesome inhumanly strong, fast, and tough; he can stand sunlight, silver, and garlic]]; and he craves blood (which he avoids by using a serum, though at least once per film he drank blood and got "supercharged"). The vampires fear him because he hunts them down; in the second film, they want him so they can figure out his immunities and create vampires with them.

* Vampires in the movie ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn'' are an interesting case. They are vulnerable against sunlight and wooden stakes. Religious symbols are also effective (any thing that even remotely looks like a cross will do); a bullet with a cross etched onto the point is lethal. They often explode in a mass of green goo when killed. Vampires can disguise themselves to look human, but they really are monstrous. Appearance-wise, there really isn't a set rule. Some look more human, some look more animal, some are demonic in appearance, and some look like grotesque caricatures of their human forms. They can also turn into bats. They're also explain as being more fragile however, one can literally punch a hole in their chests' and rip their hearts out or decapitate them.
** Similarly, being turned shares more elements with zombie movies; the biker character slowly changes but tries to hide his condition, while [[spoiler: the preacher]] pretty much tells everyone else he's already dead, but he will help them until he changes completely, at which point they should just kill him.

* The After Dark Original ''Film/{{Prowl}}'' (Originally titled Strays) has vampires that are born, which kills the mother, or the child dies before it's born. They pass for human for the most part until a moment of great stress or danger makes their abilities awaken. Also, the special features indicate they are evolved from some type of nocturnal predatory bird.

* ''Film/{{Byzantium}}'': Clara & Eleanor avoid the V-word mostly, not even really referring to themselves with a specific term. In her stories, Eleanor uses the term "soucriant". They can walk in the sunlight, appear in photographs and mirrors, don't have visible fangs, and no mention is made of crucifixes and garlic. It is hinted when Eleanor goes to Frank's birthday dinner and when [[spoiler: Clara tries to kill Frank]] that they need to be invited in. When they feed, their nails, usually on the thumb, grows rapidly whereupon they slit an artery and drink from it. To be made into a "soucriant", you need to travel to a remote island, enter a creepy shrine and apparently make a deal with the "Nameless Saint". It is stated that only those who are willing or ready to die can be turned into a vampire.

* In ''Film/LifeBlood'', vampires are avenging angels created by God to punish the wicked. They are vulnerable to sunlight to remind them that their work must be done in darkness. Those killed by vampires do not rise as vampires themselves.

* In the ''Film/{{Underworld}}'' series, vampires are the result of one of the sons of the first immortal having been bitten by a bat, which somehow caused the immortality virus in him to mutate into a vampiric one. Vampires have great strength and speed, as well as heightened senses. They need blood to survive and will actually get sick if they ingest normal food. It is interesting to note that one of the vampire's leaders, the Elder Viktor, promulgated a law that vampires are forbidden from drinking human blood (a rule which he himself routinely violated) to avoid antagonizing mortals. The vampires' only weakness is sunlight (specifically, UV rays), which have been weaponized by their enemies, the [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent lycans]] ([[spoiler:it is revealed in the second film that the UV rounds were designed by an exiled vampire historian in exchange for a comfortable life and protection]]). All immortals have an interesting trait that allows them to [[GeneticMemory experience memories transferred by blood]]. A vampire's (or lycan's) bite transfers the virus into the victim's bloodstream. Best-case scenario is the human turning into a vampire. Worst-case (happens most of the time) is the human dies an agonizing death within minutes of being bitten (the virus did evolve from a deadly plague). Vampires are not considered to be undead, as they are able to have children, even with lycans (although this is expressly forbidden by vampire law, so just guess what happens...).
* Santi, the teenaged protagonist of ''Film/{{Escalofrio}}'' (Spanish for ''Shiver''), has elongated canine teeth, a severe allergic reaction to sunlight and a tendency to view himself as a monster, [[NotUsingTheZedWord though he never actually claims to be a vampire]]. He has no supernatural powers, and his condition causes him no small amount of trouble when he moves to a small town in the countryside and people start turning up with their throats ripped out and their blood drained.

* In ''NightWatch'' the protagonist is tracking down a Dark Other who is like a vampire and corners him in a dilapidated hair salon. The Vampire turns invisible at will but in an inversion it is mirrors that reveal him, apparently the spell only works on those looking directly at him but does not mask his reflection. The protagonist still has a hard time fighting him and comes close to death in the process of defeating him.

* ''{{Film/Vamps}}'': They don't appear in mirrors, can be destroyed by sunlight, have to sleep inside of coffins with soil from their homeland, aren't harmed by garlic or holy objects and can get pregnant although they miscarry soon after as pregnancy can't be sustained very long. Only certain vampires can make others, called "stems", and if they're killed then vampires they made will become human again at the age they were while turned. Turning someone requires them being bitten by the vampire, then drinking the vampire's blood. Also, their saliva has a natural blood-thinner and this can stop a heart attack. It appears vampires are only killed by beheading. If a pregnant vampire is turned back into a human, their child will apparently be a {{dhampyr}}.

* George A. Romero's movie ''Film/{{Martin}}'' features a main character who so grossly avoids every major Vampire-related trope, that there is some debate whether he actually is a vampire, or just a very disturbed boy. Specifically: he occasionally drinks blood but he admits that it's not necessary in order to keep him alive, he can go outside during the day with no ill consequences, and he has no apparent supernatural abilities (except that he claims to be [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld several hundred years old]]).

* George A. Romero's movie ''Film/{{Martin}}'' features a main character who so grossly avoids every major Vampire-related trope, that there is some debate whether he actually is a vampire, or just a very disturbed boy. Specifically: he occaasionally drinks blood but he admits that it's not necessary in order to keep him alive, he can go outside during the day with no ill consequences, and he has no apparent supernatural abilities (except that he claims to be [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld several hundred years old]]).

* ''Film/CountYorga'': Vampires have the usual weaknesses: Sunlight is fatal as are stakes and crosses fend them off. However the fangs on them are more akin to an actual vampire bat i.e a row of fangs with two big ones at the forefront (though oddly Yorga's bites on females are the standard two pinpricks) to which they can kill very quickly if not looking to turn people. What's more while Yorga's brides flinch at crosses, Yorga seems to have a bit of resistance to them, showing only mild annoyance when they're thrusted at him likely from his years as an undead. The turning seems very rapid however if the prey isn't outright killed. Erica, who was bitten by Yorga, start exhibiting erratic behavior only a day after being bitten. Catching and tearing chunks out of her kitten then acting seductive for a bit when her boyfriend, Paul and friend Micheal come to check on her. In the sequel, ''Return of Count Yorga'', [[spoiler: Baldwin turns after Yorga is killed due to being bitten by his brides before then]] shows that if a turned vampire is left in the ground too long before reviving, they're still decay like a normal corpse. Some of Yorga's harem have discolored and disfigured skin as a result.

* ''Film/CountYorga'': Vampires have the usual weaknesses: Sunlight is fatal as are stakes and crosses fed them off. However the fangs on them are more akin to an actual vampire bat i.e a row of fangs with two big ones at the forefront (though oddly Yorga's bites on females are the standard two pinpricks) to which they can kill very quickly if not looking to turn people. What's more while Yorga's brides flinch at crosses, Yorga seems to have a bit of resistance to them, showing only mild annoyance when they're thrusted at him likely from his years as an undead. Lastly the sequel, ''Return of Count Yorga'', shows that if a turned vampire is left in the ground too long before reviving, they're still decay like a normal corpse. Some of Yorga's harem have discolored and disfigured skin as a result.

* ''Film/CountYorga'': Vampires have the usual weaknesses: Sunlight is fatal as are stakes and crosses fed them off. However the fangs on them are more akin to an actual vampire bat. To which they have a row of fangs with two big ones at the forefront (though oddly Yorga's bites on females are the standard two pinpricks). What's more while Yorga's brides flinch at the crosses, Yorga still to have a bit of resistance to them, showing only mild annoyance when they're thrusted at him. Lastly the sequel, ''Return of Count Yorga'', shows that if a turned vampire is left in the ground too long before reviving, they're still decay like a normal corpse. Some of Yorga's harem have discolored and disfigured skin as a result.