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Films — Live-Action

Jay Jansen: A brick wall on top of an underground stream? Now there's a stroke of engineering genius.
Max: Well the wall was built to mark the stream; supposedly the evil spirits throughout the land can't cross over running water or something.

Western Animation

Hector: I've been told vampires couldn't cross running water.
Godbrand: I've been on boats. I've had baths.
Isaac: When?
Hector: Baths aren't running water though, are they?
Godbrand: Course they are!
Isaac: How can baths be running water? The water stopped being poured when you get in.
Carmilla: The Greeks used to bury us on small islands because the graves would be surrounded by running water.
Godbrand: I think I would probably feel like running water would kill me!
Carmilla: Really? Do you feel like poison would kill you? Of course you don't, it's a thing you learn. It's not like we're given a manual for being vampires.
Dracula: ENOUGH.

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