Vampire Tropes

3. Some vampires can’t enter a home unless they’re _______.
7. Sacred liquid said to burn vampires; symbolizes purity and faith.
8. Familiar character model like "The Mentor" or "The Trickster."
9. Illness that wiped out Mercy Brown’s family and fueled local fear.
10. Real Rhode Island girl accused of vampirism in 1892.
12. Disease once thought to explain vampire-like behavior.
13. A vampire’s lack of this in a mirror represents a missing soul or self-awareness.
15. Humble herb said to repel vampires and ward off evil.
17. When a writer twists an expected trope into a surprise.
20. When a writer points out a cliché instead of pretending it’s original.
23. Fear of this natural process often drives the theme of immortality in vampire stories.
26. A vampire’s need for others often mirrors this real-world craving.

1. Real blood disorder possibly linked to vampire legends.
2. Classic way to destroy a vampire—represents truth piercing illusion.
4. Ruthless Wallachian ruler rumored to inspire Count Dracula.
5. What vampires crave to survive; symbolizes life, passion, and control.
6. Power some vampires, like Dracula, use to dominate their victims.
11. Bram Stoker’s 1897 creation who defined the modern vampire.
14. Tropes are _______; they build stories but don’t define them.
16. Ancient belief that vampires can’t cross this natural barrier.
18. Natural enemy that weakens or destroys vampires.
19. Many vampires were said to transform into wolves or this nocturnal animal.
21. Vampires were thought to vanish into this eerie weather pattern.
22. Creature that "feeds" on others to stay alive—literally or metaphorically.
24. What a trope becomes when it’s overused or predictable.
25. Storytelling pattern or device audiences instantly recognize.