Folkloric/ Historical Vampire: An animated corpse which has risen from its grave to drain blood from animals or humans.

Fictional/ Literary Vampire: Unlike the folkloric Vampire, this type has less limitations on it. Again, it may be an animated corpse feeding on blood, but, in literature a Vampire also refers to other creatures of the dark, such as ghouls or incubi, who often do not feed solely on blood. Fictional vampires may act as psychic vampires, feeding on energy or emotional states, or may feed on other things, such as sex or flesh.