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I jsut realized Araki is probably using the most standard definition between a vampire and a zombie. Simply put, Zombies are already dead. Vampires can turn other people into vampires, but they can't turn dead people into vampires. They usually don't create zombies either, as vampires just have the power to perform necromancy and revive them at will, which is why the cemetary was so covinient for his counterattack. It was where Bruford and Tarkus were buried, and since they were already dead, they're zombies.

As for the people in the town, I'm pretty sure it was mentioned that the zombies he had awakened were out killing the rest of the people, which is why none of the villagers could be vampires. They were probably already dead when their corpses were brought to Dio to absorb. Does that sound right?