In Carpe Jugulum, Terry Pratchett imitates the traditions of vampire literature, playing with the mythic archetypes and featuring a tongue-in-cheek reversal of 'vampyre' subculture with young vampires who wear bright clothes, drink wine, and stay up until noon. The title is a play on the Latin phrase diem carpe diem ('seize [literally, "pluck"] the day') and the author considers it to mean 'Go for the throat'.