Vampire Legends

J. Gordon-Melton certainly has done his research. 

http://www.baylorisr.org/about-baylorisr/distinguished-professors/j-gordon-melton/

https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AJ.+Gordon+Melton+Ph.D

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/g12277713/best-vampire-movies/

https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/11624/are-there-vampires-and-werewolves-and-aliens-in-the-matrix

https://screenrant.com/matrix-4-merovingian-vampires-werewolves-cain-abel-return

Is this world the devils playground? Or, is it like someones interplanetary video game with all sorts of innocent characters, along with villains and nefarious entities?

https://matrix.fandom.com/wiki/Vamp