As we've learned in examining both “real” and alleged cases of criminal vampirism throughout history, there's little that a vampiric-oriented mortal won't do to satisfy his or her lust for blood. In the next chapter, we delve into vampiric monsters of a different sort — those born to the imagination of scores of writers who transform the vampire of lore into preternaturals that run the gamut from incredibly frightening to hopelessly romantic to eternally funny.