Vampire:  Is a corpse that supposedly returns to life at night to suck people's blood.  According to many folk stories, a vampire must have constant supply of fresh blood obtained by biting the neck of sleeping victims.  The victims lose strength, die, and become vampires themselves.  Stories of vampirelike creatures have come from many parts of the world.  But most fvampire tales originated in Eastern European and Balkan countries, such as Albania, Greece, Hungary, and Romania.  People who commit suicide, die violently, or are condemned by their church supposedly become vampires.  According to folklore, a vampire can be destroyed by drivving a wooden stake throught its heart.  In Europe, from the late 1600's to the early 1800's, people dug up graves looking for vampires.