Johann Ludwig Tieck (May 31, 1773 – April 28, 1853) was a German poet, translator, editor, novelist, and critic, who was part of the Romantic movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

When I was a Vampire, I did it for the money. Which makes me a vampiric whore I guess. Which is mild compared to labels the blood sucking, corruption dealing reps of the Undead have been trading under for millennia.

You're cover-shopping at the bookstore. If you're lucky there's a horror section: otherwise, you may be in sci-fi, fantasy, romance, or that wondrous catchall, "novels." You want to find vampire books, of course. Other than the word "vampire" in the title, what will tip you off? You look at the cover paintings.

December 2, 2002 (ananova.com) - A vampire enthusiast drives her daughter to school in a hearse. Rachel Ellam-Lloyd uses the 23-year-old 19ft-long hearse to take daughter Georgina to school in Northolt, West London.

May 15, 2007 (The Lantern / Zack Timmons)  -- A group of vampires stand, each doing their best to evolve through interaction with one another. When a challenge arises, hands come out and a game of "rock, paper, scissors" decides their eternal fate.