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True, the news article or the research leaves out some basic assumptions. Also, according to Ann Rice, when a vampire feeds on a human being, that person does not necessarily turn into a vampire, so the number of vampires stays limited. That's why vampires are such fantastic creatures.
Nosferatu (1922) is the first great vampire movie, a German Expressionist film by F.W. Murnau. Wow, it's on Google video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6185283610506001721
I don't know much about Chinese vampires. I remember they can't bend their knees so they have to hop. And mirror will destroy them.