Where Do Vampires Come From?

Oh yeah my grandma came from italy so that means i must have a little bit of vampire in me too....God you people need to get a life....vampires may be real but just because your born somewhere doesnt mean you really are one.

These people that are pretending to be vampires are absolutely pathetic. I was looking for the history of where the legend of vampires had come from, not to read stupid yahoo users describe that they're a vampire, with horrible grammar and spelling I might add.
Get a life and let the people with useful information and true curiosity respond.

The word vampire comes from the Hungarian vampir, and this part of Europe is most strongly associated with the legend, although tales of bloodsucking night creatures can be found in many parts of the world.

Nowadays many people, if you asked them about vampires, would tell you the classic story of Count Dracula. However, the Dracula story, although inspired by the real-life medieval Romanian ruler Vlad ("the impaler") is a complete fiction of the Victorian author Bram Stoker.

There are many theories as to how the vampire legend might have started. Perhaps the most interesting is the possibility that it may have been inspired by various blood diseases which can cause the victims to become pale and their teeth to retract, giving rise to the idea of the vampire. Also, there is a psychological condition known as vampirism, in which the sufferers actually do crave blood; some have even gone so far as to attack others and attempt to drink their blood.

Originally we came from a very rare mutated virus, hence why the first of our kind were nearly insane and obsessed with taking blood for life. But now we have learned to calm down and stay mostly hidden.

I don't believe vampires are real but it would be cool if they were.

The tale actually originated from the bible. The story of Cain and his brother Able.

There are psychic vampires who steal your energy instead of your blood -  I believe in these having been preyed on by a few,. So blood = life force.

Vamps can come from anywhere & wordy? U sure live up to your name XD

Vampires can come from any where. You could be born in Brazil and be a vampire. It doesn't matter where you were born or who your related to.

Lol didnt they first apparently come from Transylvania, Romania or something or am  i wrong??

They don't come from anywhere, because they aren't real.

Actually, the theory of vampires did NOT come from Bram Stoker's novel. Many before him had written such stories suggesting there are blood sucking beings out in the world. It's probably better to research before you answer questions....Especially since some of you give the wrong answer. The word "vampire" first appeared in the Oxford English dictionary in 1734. When Austria first gained control of Serbia and Oltenia in 1718 there were reports of people exhuming bodies and killing vampires. Bram Stoker didn't write and publish his novel until 1897.