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Well, you're digging into the mechanics behind the metaphor. Vampires are the Rich Monster. They have wealth, status, charm, everyone thinks good of them. But they are greedy, corrupt, bloodsucking. But they don't know that, they don't see themselves at all. Rich people are often incapable of self reflection.
If you dig into the mechanics of the metaphor, you miss its purpose. The plot of many stories is not the point of the story at all. And such is the case with vampires