Grau imbued Orlok with an occult origin, as the vampire is said to have sprung from "the Seed of Belial,” a demon who is one of the lords of Hell, and associated with disease. In modern pop ...

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Varnae is a major part of Blade's ongoing lore as the lord of all vampires ... dreadful Varney the Vampire, which codified many of the tropes that today make up the modern concept of the vampire.