pre abrahamic even

ive really enjoyed the interview with the vampire tv series and how its vampires engage with religion. louis is catholic, lestat is ex-catholic but still believes sometimes, etc. they hinted at armand being muslim, but it's also possible it was just a lie. i think it would be cool to have a vampire story that engages with islam on a similar level, where the characters struggle with the contradiction of their beliefs and actions.

are there any books, short stories, movies or tv shows out there that do this?

Hi, I've recently seen a post about Vampireology and because I've also just finished Dracula Unredacted (atypical sourcebook for a tabletop RPG) I was wondering if other similar "in-universe" books exist, maybe with the same tone (documents, reports, etc...).

(Is it not polite to ask to avoid VTM?)

here's why :

1. both of them drink blood.

2. both of them "bite" to take in blood, one through tiny needles and one with fangs.

3. both are ancient.

4. vampires have great impulse and can detect us exceptionally well, and so does mosquitoes from even very far away.

5. both aren't usually out during sunlight, and seems to make their appearance more at night/midnight.

6. both are attracted to red/black colours or dark colours in general.

7. both spread diseases.

8. vampires date back to ancient mesopotamia historically, and at the time, area there was filled with winding rivers. guess where mosquitoes are found?

9. they both usually attack sleeping people. (ik this one is absurd but trust me)

10. both detect victims by scent

"for thy grave sins against humanity, you foul entities shall forever thirst for blood. but thou shall no longer posess powers, only the blessings of slap from someone whenever you even try to hunt for blood."

-zeus, probably.

(yes this is satire)