Is THIS how you imagined the vampires?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Sir Kohran

It looks too similar to a Fellbeast; it lacks individuality. Tolkien was quite vague on the vampires (probably intentionally), but I think he imagined something more unique than this.

Fellbeast in the movies, to be precise. It is very similar to it: you know, it evokes in me the thought of a monster from which, in the moment of its death, flies a sign reading "*1000 XP*". In the books, I quite liked the Fell beasts. And imagined them far nicer than these gray-something with big head.

Concerning the vampires, I think you are right about the "unique": they are some sort of enigma, like Beorn for example (when this thread is popular). A-ha! I know now! Gothmog the Lieutenant of Morgul was a vampire! Well, why not?