Vampire (The Dark Pictures)

“Vampires” are an unnamed alien race that were somehow infected by strange parasites which had mutated them into large feral bat-like creatures.

Biology
Although their average appearance is unknown but while infected, they are repulsive man-sized chiropterans that stand over eight feet with greyish brown skin, possess huge pink-colored, based forelimbs in which bare tears alongside each edge. These Vampires are also equipped with three clawed hands and they have visible muscles and particularly obtained gills in place of their absent eyes, thus indicates they’re blind.

Vampires are agile, dangerous creatures that can hibernate for over long periods within a bizarre “cocoon” and often hunt in groups. They have advanced hearing plus sense of smell. They can blend themselves in with almost any surrounding area and possess elongated, crooked discolor fangs which are actually more like sharpened tentacles. Following exposure from this parasite, the Vampires have developed vulnerability towards a UV light which in turn, virtually sets their skin ablaze where as a direct sunlight burns them to an ash.

History
While little to nothing is known about the aliens. However, they were considered as a tranquil race of “cosmic nomads”; space travellers that originated from an unknown planet somewhere within the constellation of Cetus. Unfortunately, they were somehow all taken over by an alien parasite which as direct result, led to their infection. Therefore, transforming them into bat-like humanoids and thus their ship crash landed on Earth and become submerged underground.

Thousands of years later, while within the Iraq-Iran border during the late year of 2231 BC. Back in Akkad; after when they awoke from slumber upon a solar eclipse, the Vampires stormed the temple, killing practically everyone inside. It would only be until May 30th 2003 where they would once again reawaken to hunt a group U.S. military soldiers.

Appearances

 * The Dark Pictures Anthology "House of Ashes" (2021)