Is It Vampire or Vampyre?

Traditionally, the correct spelling is vampire. The Vampyre is the title of a story written by John William Polidori in 1819 and adopted by gothic (or gothycke) people ever since.

What is the difference between a vampire and vampyre?

As nouns the difference between vampyre and vampire

is that vampyre is archaic'' or ''pseudo-archaic spelling of vampire while vampire is a mythological undead creature said to feed on the blood of the living.

How do you spell Vampyr?

How exactly are you supposed to say 'Vampyr?' Is it just a fancy spelling of the standard English 'vampire', or do you pronounce it phonetically, as in 'vamp-ear'? Stephane Beauverger, narrative director at DontNod Entertainment, has the answer. 'You should say “vamp-ear”.

Marcus Vance

Marcus Vance

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