It seems pretty obvious to me what (((vampires))) really were...

Speaking bad about certain people probably became outlawed (sound familiar?), so people invented (((vampires))).

Dies in sunlight - They can't survive the truth.

Drinks blood - The whole blood libel thing, but also: They are parasites. They don't work, we work and they feed off of what we produce.

Can't be seen in a mirror - Another truth metaphor.

The counting thing (supposedly you would throw a handful of seeds in front of a vampire and they would have to stop and count it, giving you a chance to get away) - I think this likely evolved from throwing small coins on the ground, of course they're going to stop and collect them. Another possibility is so many from the hooknose tribe are OCD/autist... You think they've been weirdos for centuries? Yeah, me too. They've been inbreeding forever.

The notion that vampires were 'sexy' in anyway is a very new idea... Until the last few decades, throughout history they have always been vile and disgusting creatures. All of a sudden we woke up one day and vampires 'sparkle' and run around fucking cute teenagers.

What are the Tree of Life and Tree of Knowledge?

Vlad the Impaler is rumored to be the original Dracula.

better feed your kids garlic then

Yeah that makes sense.

Correct and the UK royal family is the direct descendants of Count Dracula