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A vampire hunter or vampire slayer is someone who specializes in finding and destroying vampires. Vampires are mythological or folkloric revenants who subsist by feeding on the blood of the living In dark fantasy fiction, they may sometimes also deal with other harmful supernatural creatures. Dark fantasy is a subgenre that combines elements of fantasy including marvelous abilities with those of horror The most well known vampire hunter is Professor Van Helsing from Bram Stoker's horror novel Dracula. Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912 was an Irish writer of novels and short stories who is best known today for his 1897 horror Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary Antagonist the vampire Count Dracula.

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Vampire hunters in folklore

"Professional" or semi-professional vampire hunters played some part in the vampire lore of the Balkans (especially in Bulgarian, Serbian, and Romani folk beliefs). The Bulgarians (българи balgari) are a South Slavic people generally associated with the Republic of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian language Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins In Bulgarian, the terms used to designate them included glog (lit. Bulgarian (български език IPA: ɛzˈik is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group "hawthorn", the species of wood used for the stake), vampirdzhiya, vampirar, dzhadazhiya, svetocher etc. Crataegus monogyna, known as Common Hawthorn, is a species of hawthorn native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia

They were usually either born on Saturday (then called Sabbatarians, Bulgarian sâbotnichav) or the offspring of a vampire and a woman (typically his widow), called a dhampir in Romani or a vampirović in Serbian; both facts gave them the innate capability of detecting vampires (and sometimes other supernatural entities as well). In Christianity, the Sabbath is generally a weekly religious Day of rest as ordained by one of the Ten Commandments (the third by Roman Catholic A Dhampir (also dhampire, dhamphir or dhampyr) in Balkan Folklore and in Vampire fiction is the child of a Vampire Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, In the case of the Sabbatarians, it was believed in some places that they needed to be fed with meat from a sheep killed by a wolf (Bulgarian vâlkoedene); this would enable them not to fear the things they saw.

In some traditions, the killing of vampires was only performed by vampire hunters. Aside of the well-known manners of execution (staking the corpse, burning it etc) that were normally entrusted to them, the hunters were also capable of using other methods such as enticing the invisible creature with music and then shooting it, or throwing its hat or head-cloth into the water and telling it to go fetch it (which caused it to drown). [1][2][3]

Vampire hunters in fiction

The vampire hunter has found new popularity in modern fiction and popular culture.

The most widely known example of a vampire hunter is Abraham Van Helsing of the novel Dracula and in other works of fiction adapting or modifying that work. Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary Antagonist the vampire Count Dracula. Other more recent figures include Buffy "the Vampire Slayer" Summers from the television show and film of the same name. Buffy Summers is a fictional character from Joss Whedon 's Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise Fictional narratives (and works of art exist beyond their completion e Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 1992 action - comedy - Horror film about " Valley girl " cheerleader Buffy Buffy's spin-off series Angel (TV series) is also focused on a vampire hunter, the titular star, Angel "the World's Champion," a vampire himself, is often portrayed battling vampires. Angel is an American Television series, a Spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Vampire hunters have also appeared in video games, such as BloodRayne and the Belmont clan from the Castlevania series. For the film of the same name see BloodRayne (film. BloodRayne, is a horror -themed third-person action Castlevania is a Video game series created and developed by Konami. From the latter series, the character Alucard is at once a vampire hunter and a dhampir. better known as is a Fictional character in Konami 's ''Castlevania'' series of Video games His first appearance in the series was in the 1990 A Dhampir (also dhampire, dhamphir or dhampyr) in Balkan Folklore and in Vampire fiction is the child of a Vampire

As well as being knowledgable about vampire lore, vampire hunters in fiction are often armed with an eclectic mix of items and weapons which are designed to take maximum advantage of the monster's traditional weaknesses. These have included firearms with silver ammunition, appropriate religious symbols, crossbows that fire all wood bolts and even waterguns filled with blessed holy water in the movies The Lost Boys and From Dusk Till Dawn. A firearm is a Tool that projects either single or multiple Projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen Ammunition, often referred to as ammo, is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which A crossbow is a Weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles often called bolts A water gun (or water pistol, squirt gun, or water blaster) is a type of Toy designed to shoot Water. Holy water can also refer to water that has been blessed, such as by a Priest, and is considered Holy. The Lost Boys is a 1987 American comedy - Horror film about two young Arizonans who move to California From Dusk till Dawn is a 1996 action / Horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino.

The organizational strength of depicted vampire hunters can vary wildly. Most hunter characters are in small groups working alone and in secret. By contrast, the Hellsing Organization in the anime television series, Hellsing is a British government paramilitary strike force with access to troops, heavy combat vehicles and weapons and even allied vampires. (anime in Japanese, A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U is a Japanese Manga series written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano.

While predominantly depicted as human, examples of other types of vampire hunters also exist. Dhampiric figures, having a mix of human and vampire blood, are a popular form. A Dhampir (also dhampire, dhamphir or dhampyr) in Balkan Folklore and in Vampire fiction is the child of a Vampire Such examples of this include D of Vampire Hunter D, Alucard from the Castlevania series, and the eponymous hero of the Blade series of comic books, movies, and television episodes. is the title character of a series of novels by Japanese horror and pulp author Hideyuki Kikuchi. Castlevania is a Video game series created and developed by Konami. Blade ( Eric Brooks) is a Fictional character, a Superhero Vampire hunter in the Marvel Comics universe. The Blade films are based on the fictional Marvel Comics character of the same name, portrayed by Wesley Snipes which begins Blade The Series is a 2006 action film/series American Television program based on the Marvel Comics character and popular film series

The image of the vampire hunter is often a mysterious and dramatic avenging hero, an eccentric extremist, or sometimes a bit of both. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. In popular usage eccentricity refers to unusual or odd Behavior on the part of an individual Extremism is a term used to describe the actions or ideologies of individuals or groups outside the perceived political center of a society or otherwise claimed to violate A hunter may be a heroic figure, a lonesome avenger, or sometimes, although not usually, a bounty hunter-style character, hunting Vampires for profit. A bounty hunter captures Fugitives for a monetary reward ( bounty) Vampire hunters have also popularly been depicted as hunting various creatures such as werewolves, demons, and other forms of undead as well. See also Lycanthropy (disambiguation Werewolves, also known as lycanthropes, are mythological or folkloric humans with the ability to Undead is a collective name for fictional beings that are deceased yet behave as if alive Others have been depicted as mages and cyborgs. The Magi (singular Magus, from Latin via Greek μάγος; Old English: Mage; from Persian maguš and Kurdish A cyborg is a Cybernetic Organism ( ie, an organism that has both artificial and natural systems

Having vampire hunting become a family tradition handed down to future generations of a bloodline is a popular use of the archetype in fiction.

A vampire hunting kit is on display at the Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum in Niagara Falls Ontario.

List of vampire hunters in fiction

Zero Kiryu from the manga Vampire Knight

Vampire Hunters in the Media

In March 2007, self-proclaimed vampire hunters vandalized the grave of former Serbian president Slobodan Milošević and staked his body through the heart into the ground. Vampires are mythological or folkloric revenants who subsist by feeding on the blood of the living Although the group involved claimed this act was to prevent Milošević from returning as a vampire, it is not known whether those involved actually believed this could happen or if the crime was simply politically motivated. [4][5]


Other

There is a board game from Milton Bradley called Vampire Hunter. The Milton Bradley Company is an American Game company established by Milton Bradley in Springfield Massachusetts, in 1860 Vampire Hunter is also the name of a novel by Michael Romkey.

One person claiming to be a modern vampire hunter is Seán Manchester of Highgate Vampire fame. The Highgate Vampire was a media sensation surrounding reports of supposed supernatural activity at Highgate Cemetery in London.

Notes

  1. ^ Димитрова, Иваничка. 1983. Българска народна митология. Online article (Bulgarian)
  2. ^ Маринов, Димитър. 1994 (first edition 1914) Народна вяра и религиозни обичаи. Online excerpt (Bulgarian)
  3. ^ Петровић, Сретен. 2000. Основи демонологије. In: Систем српске митологије. Просвета, Ниш 2000. Online (Serbian)
  4. ^ Vampire hunters drove stake through Milosevic's heart, Ananova. com, retrieved 9 November 2007
  5. ^ Vampire slayer impales Milosevic to stop return by Gabriel Ronay, Sunday-Herald. com, retrieved 9 November 2007

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