Is THIS how you imagined the vampires?

[Morthoron]

Originally Posted by Knight of Gondor

I do not recall Tolkien mentioning vampires??

Yes, actually, in the Silmarillion in the Tale of Beren and Luthien (a single reference to a possibly Maiaric entity, Thuringwethil, and then another reference to Sauron turning into a bat), and then again in the Hobbit during the Battle of Five Armies. I can't recall any references to vampiric creatures in LotR, but it is Sunday morning and I am far too lazy to do the research.