Anita Blake, in addition to being an animator, is a professional Vampire Executioner. It is one of her regular jobs.

This page contains information on 'How to Kill Vampires'. The information comes from the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter novels Guilty Pleasures through The Harlequin.

Methods of Killing Vampires:

The older the vampire, the harder it is to kill. Some younger vampires can be killed by a simple bullet to the head or chest.

• Cut off the head and removed the heart, burn the body and scatter the ashes in separate areas.
• Pierce or otherwise destroy the heart, the stake must be left in place
• Fire - best method for Rotting Vampire form
• Stake through the heart - this is difficult and messy
• An injection of silver nitrate into the blood stream
• If you kill a master vampire, none of the younger, non-master vampires bound to them will rise at the next sunset.

Older and the more powerful vampires are much tougher to kill.

• Masters and long lived vampires can survive a massive wound to the heart.
• Older vamps can also survive a bullet to the head - they can still be alive even if most of the brain is gone.
• They must be able to feed or pull power from their followers to heal.
• The greater the size of their Kiss the more damage they can withstand.
• Rotting vampires, those that can cause their bodies to rot, must be burned to ensure that they are truly dead. They can withstand multiple bullets, and being fully dismembered.

Vampire Punishments

• Denied permission to feed
• Locked in a cross wrapped coffin
• Chopped into tiny pieces but the head and heart left intact
• Given as gifts to others
• Forced servitude
• Torture of many types

To learn more about Vampire weaknesses, click here.

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