water deadly to vampires??

Question

Is it? I've never read anything like that and then i heard it from a friend, i google it up and the only thing that shows is that movie of dracula son, and that's the only place... but in the anne rice books the vampires would even take showers. So idk what to believe.

Answer 1

I've never heard of plain water being "deadly" to vampires (well, destructive.. vampires are generally assumed to be living dead/undead/etc.) While that doesn't mean in some stories, myths, legends, books, etc, that is has not been used that angle as a story/plot enhancer, it does--as you've demonstrated--tend to hamper the suspension of disbelief, making it harder to enjoy the story.

For one thing, vampires drink blood, traditionally, to survive. And blood is made up of slightly more than 50% water. So if water was destructive to vampires, their very lifeblood (no pun intended ;-P) is also the means to their destruction.

Of course, you can simply explain that vampires developed an effective internal means to remove and dispose of the water.. But then you're left wondering if it were so effective, why wouldn't their entire body develop anti-water abilities? Again, not very conductive to the suspension of disbelief.

But then again, your friend seems to think water is destructive to them.. Maybe you should ask them if they'd like to buy a bridge........

Answer 2

Only Holy water would be harmful to a vampire. I believe that in Bram Stoker's original "Dracula" vampires could not cross running water, i.e. a stream or river. Lakes and ponds were okay, just not flowing water. However, I've never heard of regular water being deadly to vampires (I remember "Angel" being rained on). Holy water (water blessed by a priest), sunlight, stake through the heart, and fire are generaly considered to be deadly, while a cross or clove of garlic will repel vampires. But, hey, write your own novel and make up your own legends!

Answer 3

In the original Bram Stokers Dracula it's Holy Water that can hurt a vampire. Over the years the vampire tales have changed to suit the writers fancy.

Answer 4

In the old stories my grandmother told, vampires were harmed by water because they were, after all, corpses. Corpses don't hold together very well and water tends to dissolve them.

And don't look to Anne Rice for information on Vampires. No vampire looks like Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise. Vampires are the living dead, got it? Think Resident Evil zombies, but even hungrier.

Answer 5

Traditionally speaking, to slay a vampire you must first stake it through the heart, then cut off its head and stuff it full of garlic then throw it in a river. Running bodies of water were considered purifying to the soul, perhaps that's where your question stems from.

On a fictional note, there is one book with vampires in it where vampires are indeed terrified of water. "Vampire High" is the title, I believe.

Answer 6

Running water.

Different Vampire folklore will tell you different things, but I have heard one that suggests that Vampires can not cross RUNNING water (like a river etc.)

Not that water in general is bad for them.

Answer 7

holy water that has been blessed by a priest is deadly to vampires in some versions of the story.

Answer 8

There is no universal rule on vampires as they don't exist,
so every book/movies/story has differences.
The water one sounds quite rare
holy water is common

Answer 9

Holy water is probably what your friend is thinking of. However that is untrue as well. Water is as harmless to vampires as dirt. And yes they like to be clean too!

Answer 10

well mythologically speaking they are only harmed by a wooden stake through the heart, garlic, and Holy Water. but not just plain water. I love her books!! ~xoxo