Andy Hoelich was an ex-gymnastics team member at Sunnydale High, turned into a vampire. The Scoobies failed to stake him as he acrobatically got away at the beginning of the …

When Buffy goes to the mausoleum during school hours in 1.02 The Harvest, Angel appears behind her to try and stop her going into the sewers. It’s the middle of the …

We discover in Somnabulist that vampires who are linked by blood (such as a sire) can sense each other’s presence and can be physically linked in dreams. This occured when …

A crucifix is a Christian symbol which depicts the cross on which Jesus was crucified. It can be used to repel vampires, and will burn their skin if it touches …

It is well-established that though a vampire possesses a heart, it does not pump and, accordingly, does not circulate blood through the vampire’s vestigial circulatory system. (Recall in the …

A discrepancy (and not the last!) in vampire mythology is shown at the beginning of 1.05 Never Kill A Boy On The First Date. When Buffy stakes a vampire, he leaves …

When vampires are killed (via wooden stakes, sunlight or beheading), they turn to dust. The Scoobies use the word as a verb to describe killing a vampire (i.e. “We dusted …

The Gem of Amarra was a legend amongst vampires. The Gem rendered the vampire who wore it invincible. Vampires combed the world for the Gem, but none found it and …

1.02 The Harvest was a ritual to release The Master, and reopen Sunnydale’s Hellmouth. In the episode 1.02 The Harvest, the Master joined his power with a ‘vessel’ (the vampire Luke) who …

In 2.10 What’s My Line? (Part Two), Spike and his gang discovered a healing ritual for sick vampires hidden in the Du Lac Manuscripts. He used the ritual on Drusilla by …

Holy Water is water that has been blessed by a member of the clergy. Like other religious symbols (such as the crucifix) it burns vampires, and can even kill them …

Killer of the Dead is a poison used to kill vampires. It causes extreme pain, and a long death. Faith shot Angel with an arrow dipped into the poison in …

Angel tells Buffy that vampires can’t have children in 2.12 Bad Eggs, because he’s essentially a dead body He later fathered a child called Connor in Angel but that was all …

In City Of, Cordy and Angel meet:

Cordelia: “So are you still… Grr?”
Angel: “Yeah, there’s not actually a cure for that.”

We later learn that there is a cure - …

The Order or Aurelius is a sect of vampires who believe in the prophecies of Aurelius, a twelfth century prophet. His prophecies included the coming of the Anointed One to …

A revivification spell is a ritual to bring a dead vampire back to life. The ritual requires the bones of the vampire (if available) and the blood of the humans …

The last episode to feature a vampire (the regular kind, not Turok-Han, and not including Spike and Angel) was 7.18 Dirty Girls.

For reasons unknown, even to himself, Angel stole the Scrolls of Aberjian whilst in Wolfram & Hart and gave it to Wesley to translate. Wesley discovered in To Shanshu In …

In 2.05 Reptile Boy, Willow makes a good point on noticing Angel’s lack of reflection. How does he shave? Perhaps his hair doesn’t grow? We also learn in this episode that …

The issue of vampire’s breath arises again in the episode 5.04 Out Of My Mind, when Harmony attempts to smoke. She chokes on the smoke which seems impossible as vampires can’t …