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because early authors needed a plot device, and holy water adds a good-vs-evil element to it, if the vampire is like a devil

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What are some dangers for Vampires?

I have it on good authority that the movies have it all wrong with the whole stakes, garlic, crosses and holy water shtick. Real vampires are deathly afraid of tofu.


What are vampires arraid of?

Garlic, sunlight, crosses and holy water.


Which things ward of vampires?

Sunlight, crosses, holy water, garlic.


What are vampires sopposed to avoid?

Sunlight, garlic, religious objects, holy water, stakes


What things are dangerous for vampires?

well garlic, holy water, and crosses are some things that vampires do not like. also sunlight


Are vampires really effected by crosses?

Vampires are fictional creatures and will be affected by whatever the author wishes, but holy water, crosses and wooden stakes are the most commonly used devices to ward of a Vampire in Fantasy land. vampires are not real


What do vampires stay away from?

vampires stay away from garlic and ofcourse the real world!!


What equipment would you need to kill a vampire?

holy water, wooden stakes, crosses, maybe garlic (heard that one was a myth)


How do you scare vampires?

1. Garlic 2. Crosses 3. Stake 4. Holy water 5. Roses 6. Bright lights


What things are dangerous or frightening to vampires?

Garlic, stakes, werewolves (depending on your myth) and sunlight. Werewolves,garlic,stakes,sunlight,holy water,not being invited to a house. Oh,well I don't know if this is a weakness or not but its that there only diet is blood and they hatenother kinds of food.


What are vampires weakness?

In folklore and popular culture, vampires are commonly depicted as having weaknesses such as sunlight, which can cause them to burn or disintegrate. They are also often portrayed as being repelled by garlic, crosses, and holy water. Additionally, vampires are said to be vulnerable to wooden stakes through the heart, which is believed to be a way to kill them. These weaknesses vary depending on the specific lore or mythology being referenced.


How do you hunt a vampire?

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