Have you ever wondered why vampires are called vampires? It had never crossed my mind to ask where the name came from until I came across the origin when looking up what a group of vampires were called. (the answer is lots of things, but I like clan best.)

‘Vampire’ comes from the Greek word, are you ready for this, one who drinks blood. Yeah. Kinda anticlimactic. And literal. At least if you’re an ancient Greek.

Well, actually, this is what I thought vampire meant, until I saw the origin only meant ‘drink’ and apparently my brain just added the blood part after.

So now I know. Even if it only comes from a word meaning drink, it’s still not a very creative name for a very creative concept. Since, you know, vampires are fictional and only exist in imaginary form. Right? Yes.

 Yet I feel like I should keep the mystery alive and be all ~ooooglly, spooky, you never know~ because that’s more exciting, but I am a big wimp. True story, the only reason I’m agnostic about ghosts and aliens is because I am not ready for either to introduce themselves to me.

Since I learned this info when writing my M/M paranormal romance Vampires vs. Werewolves? I feel like I should mention it here. That feels like an authorly thing to do.