There is still a variety of hominid that, if not strictly nocturnal, is often enough up at odd hours of the night that you aren't and will suck the life out of

There is still a variety of hominid that, if not strictly nocturnal, is often enough up at odd hours of the night that you aren't and will suck the life out of you. They tend to grow as they do until at adulthood they are indistinguishable from an ordinary human. Over 30% of adult human beings are believed to have been born as babies. Real talk though, it's a huge stretch because to label the range of "vampire myths" with the same word elides a huge diversity of beliefs in which none of being hominid, nocturnal, or particularly toothy are a given.