What are Vampire's? And Where did it all begin?

Vampires are mythological beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence (blood) of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person. Having two very sharp long teeth at the front of their mouths, allowing them to suck the blood from their victim’s neck. But the term “Vampire” was not popularized until the early 19th century.

It was the success of John Polidori's 1819 novella The Vampyre that established the archetype of charismatic and sophisticated vampire; it is arguably the most influential vampire work of the early 19th century, inspiring such works as Varney the Vampire and eventually Dracula^.  

However, it is Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula that is remembered as the quintessential vampire novel and which provided the basis of modern vampire fiction.