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The Judas Origination Theory
There is a legend among the Hebrew people that tags Judas, betrayer of Christ, as the original vampire. We know from ancient texts that vampires were present on the earth prior to Jesus’ crucifixion,...
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The Nephilim Theory: Creators of the First Vampire?
To begin with, there is no “theory” of the Nephilim, it is a fact that they did exist, as stated in the Old Testament. The “Theory” is that the Nephilim were the creators of the first Vampire. As a...
View ArticleA Vampire Legend from the Cherokee Nation
The Jumlin is widely referred to within the Cherokee Nation as the father of vampires. His Legend is as follows: There was once a wise Medicine Man who was married to a woman named Laughing Sky. The...
View ArticleThe Vjesci: A Canadian Vampire
The Vjesci, also known as the Vjeszczi or Vjescey, is a Vampire from Polish folklore. Much like the European Vampire, The Vjesci retained their mortal characteristics and blended well within society....
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Anne Rice, Author and Screenwriter of ‘Interview With the Vampire,’ Dies at 80
Her nearly 40 novels published over a half-century sold some 135 million copies, placing her among the most popular fantasy writers of all time.By Lisa de los Reyes for The Hollywood Reporter, December...
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Submission: The Creepy Truth About Chupacabras
The Americas have many legendary creatures in their folklore like Bigfoot and the Mothman, but arguably its most terrifying legend is the Chupacabra. The name for the creature literally means “goat...
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Political Vampires
Taken from The London Magazine, May 1732, courtesy of University of Michigan and Google 'Mr. D'Anvers tells of a Conversation he had about a certain Prodigy, mention'd in the News Papers of March last,...
View ArticleLegend of the "Hunderprest" Vampire of Melrose Abbey
Melrose, Scotland In the heart of the Scottish Borders, Melrose is the perfect holiday destination for, walking, cycling and rugby. Melrose also boasts some of the best salmon and trout fishing in...
View ArticleMonsters of Gothic Fiction
During the 1700s, as the world became better known through exploration and scientific experimentation, mythical monsters disappeared from studies of nature and medicine. But they became increasingly...
View ArticleWhy we are living in 'Gothic times'?
There is a surge in goth-lit that channels our fears and anxieties. Hephzibah Anderson explores how the genre's past and new stories delve deep into disorder and darkness."We live in Gothic times,"...
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The Bohemian Blow Vampire - A Blood-Sucking Ghost
Superstitious Bohemians Rid Themselves of a Vampire. The people of Bohemia (the most superstitious of all Europe), were formerly great believers in muroniea vampires and other uncanny apparitions. The...
View ArticleVideo submission: In Search of the Highgate Vampire
David Farrant, one of the world's leading psychic investigators, takes you on a strange and terrifying journey into the realms of the undead. This program deals with the true life events surrounding...
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The Terrifying Story of Bela Kiss, Hungary’s Most Murderous Bachelor
For centuries, the vampire has captured imaginations and inspired nightmares in communities around the world. And while Romania’s Transylvania region has long dominated the vampire-related...
View ArticleThe Legend Of Jure Grando, The First Person Described As A Vampire
Jure Grando was a peasant who lived in the small village of Kringa, just outside of Tinjan, Croatia. He died in 1656, leaving behind a widow and a wake of terror that haunted Kringa for the next 16...
View ArticleVideo submission: Vampires Make it Into Academia
A group of academics met at the University of Hertfordshire in England to discuss the "Americanization" of the vampire genre. WSJ's Javier Espinoza reports. Source:Wall Street Journal
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Witten Bloodsuckers: Daniel and Manuela Ruda
Due to early associations of blood-drinking with revenant spirits or demons, there has emerged a modern-day confluence of Satanism and vampirism, though the two are more often than not exclusive to...
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Alnwick Castle vampire
Some 800 years before the publication of Dracula, and long before the term "vampire" was popularized, an English historian, William of Newburgh, recorded a tale recounted to him by a devout and...
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Remains of Polish vampire found
Remains of a female 'VAMPIRE' pinned to the ground with a sickle across her throat to prevent her returning from the dead are found in PolandThe remains were found during archaeological work at a 17th...
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Cutting his teeth: how Bram Stoker found his inner Dracula in Scotland
Author’s method acting approach to writing terrified local people in Aberdeenshire as he perched on the rocks like a bat.In August 1894, at the end of a month-long stay to research his embryonic novel,...
View ArticleCinema's obsession with Dracula
Since its publication in 1897, Dracula has been adapted on screen hundreds of times. Bram Stoker's novel, which tells the story of the villainous blood-sucking Count's journey to Victoria Britain, has...
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Grave containing 450 'VAMPIRES' is discovered during roadworks in Poland
The grim discovery in the village of Luzino in the northeast of the country found that some of the 450 skeletons had been beheaded and their skulls placed between their legs and a coin placed in their...
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Did Vlad the Impaler, Inspiration for Dracula, Shed Tears of Blood?
The 15th century prince who inspired the literary vampire Dracula may have had medical issues that caused him to cry tears of blood, according to researchers unearthing this ancient mystery. The...
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400-Year-Old ‘Vampire Child’ Was Buried with Their Foot Padlocked so They...
This child was buried 400 years ago in what is now Poland, face-down and with an iron padlock on their foot.The child was buried face-down in the grave in the 17th century, with an iron padlock...
View ArticleMargery of Quether by Sabine Baring-Gould
‘Margery of Quether’ is a vampire story by Sabine Baring-Gould, published in 1891. It tells the story of a romance that blossoms between a young Dartmoor squire and a 17th-century witch cursed with...
View ArticleThe House of the Devil - First Vampire Film?
Courtesy of WikiMedia and the Internet Archive, this is one of the earliest known vampire movies. (IMDB) The House of the Devil (in French, Le Manoir du diable, lit. The Devil's manor), released in the...
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