Montague Summers believes "The Vampire is...a man of foul, gross, and selfish passions...delighting in cruelty and blood." It is clear that there are all sorts of different criteria by which one can judge exactly what a Vampire is, especially since the existence of Vampires is greatly doubted. However, in the case of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, Summer's description is quite fitting. Furthermore, when taking into account the examples of vampirism in the essay written by Lamar Stone, it is even more fitting. The character Heathcliff in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights is undoubtedly a vampire, when comparing him to Summer's description, along with Stone's examples.
             At the outset, it is of most importance to note the key attribute of any vampire: draining the life out of its victims. Just the thought of this fact brings to mind Heathcliff immediately. It is unquestionable that every time Heathcliff is in the story, and any time he is around other characters, the entire mood changes. If there is anyone who has the ability to drain the life out of another human being, it is Heathcliff. The first day he is brought home to Wuthering Heights he manages to suck the mood of contentment from the house. When Heathcliff leaves Wuthering Heights to marry Edger's sister Isabella, Catherine immediately overcomes the sickness she had been dealing with. The fever she had been stricken with is relieved, and only returns upon Heathcliff's return to Wuthering Heights. Furthermore, it is exceedingly odd that the more ill Catherine becomes, the better off Heathcliff is. Catherine eve notices the fact that, "You have killed me--and thriven upon it." And this is not the only fact that brings about the mindset that Heathcliff harbors vampire attributes. Not only does he seem to suck the life from Catherine, but from the relationship Catherine has with her husband, Edger. As if it were not enough...