Vampires



Vampires are humanoid Monsters kept in the Facility. They are listed on the Whiteboard, and are bet on by the Distribution department. Despite being listed on the whiteboard as “Vampires”, only one male Vampire can be seen during the System Purge.

Physical Descriptions and Attributes
Vampires, as their name implies, are immortal beings from folklore that feed off the blood and life force of mortal humans through sharp fangs in their mouths. They generally have a pale skin tone, icy temperature, red irises and are severely allergic to sunlight. Here, we can assume the Vampires in the Facility have a similar, if not the same description.

Only one male Vampire is seen during the entire film and in the visual companion. It is unknown what the other Vampires look like, their genders, and how many of them there are. The Vampire seen during the film bears a somewhat similar appearance to Count Orlok from the 1922 film Nosferatu. He is tall and extremely pale, while his fingers are slender with sharp nails on each. His eyes appear to be slightly sunken, and his ears are curved and pointed. The Vampire's fangs are on his top front teeth, rather than in the stereotypical K9 tooth positions. The Vampire’s outfit consists of a plain black body-length robe tied in the back and black shoes.

While the specific abilities possessed by the Vampires in the Facility are unknown, Vampires are traditionally said to possess various powers and abilities such as hypnotism, blending in with shadows and darkness, shapeshifting into bats, and some degree of dark magic.

In the Cabin's Cellar, the item that summons the Vampires is unknown. However, it could be one of many items, such as an amulet, a stake, or a vampire-hunting kit.

Appearances
As mentioned earlier, only one Vampire appears in the film. It is unknown if the other Vampires even exist or were simply not shown on camera. The one Vampire that we do see is first spotted in his Cube Prison when Dana and Marty are trapped and the camera pans-out. The second time he is seen is during the Purge on a camera. The monitor that he is seen on is next to the Dolls', where a lone female Facility worker is walking through a darkened corridor. Just out of view, the Vampire can be seen creeping out from the shadows behind her as she is unaware of his presence.

The only other time this Vampire can be seen is in a photo from the visual companion of the film. In it, the Vampire has begun to attack his victim, cradling her head in his hands, presumably about to kill or transform her into a vampire as well.

Inspiration
Vampires are possibly one the most famous horror monsters used in folklore and legend throughout history. They are mentioned in some form or another in virtually every culture on Earth, originally depicted as evil spirits who frequented roads and places associated with death, such as mausoleums and graveyards; however, it was not until the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker where they were described as living corpses reliant on the blood of the living to exist, a form which they are known as today.

Famous examples include the Vampyre and Dracula. The ones shown in the film are clear references to the look and demeanor of famed vampire Count Orlok in the movie, Nosferatu, who also inspired the Nosferatu-esque vampire character, Kurt Barlow, from Stephen King's novel, Salem's Lot, and its film adaptation.

Stories that feature vampires include:
 * B.P.R.D: The Abyss of Time
 * European Folklore
 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 * "The Vampyre"
 * "Ligeia"
 * Varney the Vampire
 * Dark Gothic Music - A Sad Vampire's Waltz (YouTube video)
 * Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
 * Black Sabbath (film)
 * Van Helsing (film)
 * Dracula's Guest
 * Dracula
 * Count Dracula (1970 film)
 * Bram Stoker's Dracula
 * For the Blood is the Life
 * The Horror from the Mound
 * The Return of the Vampire
 * Son of Dracula (1943 film)
 * Darkness on the Ice
 * The House of Frankenstein (film)
 * House of Dracula
 * Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
 * Hellboy: House of the Living Dead
 * El vampiro
 * El ataúd del Vampiro
 * Hungarian Rhapsody
 * Uncle Was a Vampire
 * Creepy (magazine)
 * Night Walker
 * Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
 * Doctor Porthos 
 * The Cloak
 * The House That Dripped Blood
 * Dracula A.D. 1972
 * The Satanic Rites of Dracula
 * Salem's Lot
 * Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries)
 * Der Untergang Des Abendlandesmenschen
 * It Only Comes Out at Night
 * "One for the Road" (short story)
 * Bunnicula: Nighty Nightmare
 * The House at Evening
 * Hellboy: The Varcolac
 * Blood Gothic
 * Mr. Vampire
 * Fright Night
 * The Lost Boys
 * The Night Flier
 * The Night Flier (film)
 * Popsy (short story)
 * Vampire Sestina
 * Howling VI: The Freaks
 * The Nightmare Before Christmas
 * A Vampire in the Neighborhood
 * Dr. Horror's House of Video
 * Batman & Dracula Trilogy
 * Goosebumps: Vampire Breath
 * Goosebumps: Vampire Breath (TV episode)
 * Hellboy/Beasts of Burden: Sacrifice
 * Hellboy: The Black Wedding
 * Hellboy: Blood and Iron
 * Hellboy in Hell
 * Scary Stories for Sleep-overs series,
 * Stake Land
 * The Little Sisters of Eluria
 * The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
 * The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
 * Tolkien's Mythology
 * Interview with The Vampire
 * The Twilight series
 * The Little Vampire