As we've learned, vampires are infinitely more complex creatures than one might expect, each one possessing its own powers and capabilities that are largely drawn from folkloric revenants, early vampire literature, and cinema. Of course the only way one can protect oneself from a vampire and uncover its weakness and potentially destroy it is to learn how to detect and slay it. In the next chapter we take you into the world of vampire hunters and what it takes to actually deal with the devil.