In Romanian language you will come across the term "moroi" who translates roughly as "dead nightmare".
Another such term is "Stigroi"

These term are used by many modern authors who want to present a vampire-like-creature as something: undead, bloodthirsty, evil (so no Twillight for you).

Example of these books are:
 

• Bloodlines, by Richelle Mead
  
• The Strain, by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
  
  In all of these books, "Moroi" term is used to describe what the reader perceives as "vampire" creaure

In Romanian language you will come across the term Moroi who translates roughly as "dead nightmare".

Another such term is Strigoi.

These terms are used by many modern authors who want to present a vampire-like-creature as something: undead, bloodthirsty, evil (so no Twillight for you).

Example of these books are:

• Bloodlines, by Richelle Mead.

• The Strain, by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan.

In all of these books, the Moroi term is used to describe what the reader perceives as a "vampire" creature.