energy vampire n.
a being that feeds on energy (in various senses)
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1967
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Colin Wilson
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So long as he [i.e. man] is unaware of them, they can feed on him like vampires, sucking away his energy… For more than two centuries now, the human mind has been constantly a prey to these energy vampires.
Mind Parasites 65 -
1989
The threat to human survival is posed by energy vampires from a remote planet.
Monster with Thousand Faces i. 105 -
1997
‘We seem to be losing energy through the hull… Something outside is draining our nuclear energy…’ ‘Full power… Outrun it…!’ The ship continued on its path…, pursued by the energy vampire.
Best of S. J. Bounds (2003) II. 109 -
2016 SFX (#274) July 58
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An energy vampire in the form of a humanoid pteranodon…and the power to absorb the lifeforce of mutants!
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