lamia

noun

Definition of lamianext
as in vampire

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  1. vampire
  2. demon
  3. hag
  4. ghoul
  5. succubus
  6. incubus
  7. imp
Noun
  • After last Thursday’s pilot, their family is about to get a little bigger now that Emma’s boyfriend Max (Jaren Lewison) is also a vampire.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This represents the first time astronomers have seen a low-mass star acting as a stellar vampire, stealing material from a low-mass stellar companion.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of vampire
Noun
  • No ghosts, ghouls, or demons here, just the evil things that greed makes people do, at least until the little guy starts fighting back.
    — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Written and directed by Jeremy Slater, the film follows Jefferson Haddock (Bacon), who is called into an isolated witness protection property to deal with a terrifying demon, unleashing a force that threatens to end him and everything around him.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of demon
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  • The sea hag in Widow’s Bay, by contrast, is a monstrous cross between Samara from The Ring, the entity from It Follows, and the lady in the bathtub from The Shining.
    — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The cast are clustered around a table of props and despite her disappointment at the lack of hag wigs, Dale Dickey is flapping a fishing net like a seafaring matador.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of hag
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  • No ghosts, ghouls, or demons here, just the evil things that greed makes people do, at least until the little guy starts fighting back.
    — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Next week, find out how monsters, ghouls and slashers can also mean big bucks.
    — Ayesha Rascoe, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of ghoul
Noun
  • There are many cons to dating a succubus.
    — Erin La Rosa, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • The Warrens attempted to vanquish the succubus with prayer, crosses and holy water, and even had a police officer with them for protection.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Definition of succubus
Noun
  • The Devil’s Museum, a satellite of the main collection, has amassed more than 3,000 depictions of demons, evil spirits and incubus from around the world.
    — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Your fame sits beside you like an incubus, and people are embarrassed and want to leave the room.
    — Candace Bushnell, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2025
Definition of incubus
Noun
  • People have since replaced the imp with fictional people like Sam and Dean Winchester and Wednesday Addams, public figures like Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and even mascots like Ronald McDonald.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Mykal-Michelle Harris from Raven’s Home guest stars as Ruby, a mischievous moon imp who tricks Vee.
    — Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 22 Sep. 2026
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