Bram Stoker is the well - known author of 'Dracula', a very important early vampire novel. Stoker's research into different cultures and superstitions, along with his vivid imagination, led to the creation of the complex and terrifying Count Dracula, who has since become an archetype for vampires in modern media.
It's difficult to say exactly who created the first real vampire story as vampire - like concepts have been part of different cultures for a long time. However, as mentioned before, the ancient Greeks had the story of Lamia which was one of the early vampire - like stories. So in a sense, the anonymous storytellers of Greek mythology could be considered as some of the first 'creators' of such stories.
The writer of the very first vampire novel was John Polidori. His 'The Vampyre' was a groundbreaking work in the field of vampire literature. It was published in the early 19th century and became the foundation for the development of vampire - themed literature that followed.
As mentioned before, John Polidori wrote 'The Vampyre' in 1819, which is often regarded as one of the first original vampire stories in a more modern literary sense.