Answer: vampire

AnswerCrossword Clue
VAMPIREMovie star, old style.
vampire(in folklore) a corpse that is said to be reanimated and to suck the blood of living persons
vampireto prey upon
VAMPIREOne who's out for blood
VAMPIREHe'll put the bite on you
VAMPIRE1994 Tom Cruise role
VAMPIRESucker?
VAMPIREAnne Rice's Lestat, for one
VAMPIRECertain Transylvanian
VAMPIRE"Dracula" V.I.P.
VAMPIREBuffy foe
VAMPIREMenace in early movies.
VAMPIRETropical bat.
VAMPIRE"The Adventure of the Sussex ...."
VAMPIRESiren of the Twenties.
VAMPIREBram Stoker's "Dracula."
VAMPIREDracula, for one
VAMPIREFolklore creature traditionally averse to the starts of the answers to starred clues
VAMPIRERole for Brad Pitt
VAMPIRETwilight Saga character