2024-01-30 18:38
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)… Read More
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2023-10-08 00:36
‘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… Read More
2023-09-23 19:25
This child was buried 400 years ago in what is now Poland, face-down and with an iron padlock on their foot Read More
2023-08-29 19:10
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 myster… Read More
2023-07-09 22:02
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 place… Read More
2023-04-23 15:30
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… Read More
2022-10-10 21:51
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… Read More
2022-09-02 21:13
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 ex… Read More
2022-09-02 21:12
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 archaeologic… Read More
2022-07-16 16:30
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… Read More
2022-07-11 00:32
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 Jo… Read More
2022-05-04 14:25
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 t… Read More
2022-04-27 21:43
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-r… Read More
2022-04-14 18:22
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 sur… Read More
2022-04-11 22:31
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 mean… Read More
2022-04-11 21:31
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 Report… Read More
2022-04-11 16:34
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
appa… Read More
2022-04-09 15:46
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 Gothi… Read More
2022-04-02 15:34
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 i… Read More
2022-03-31 18:43
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… Read More
2022-03-31 01:25
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 Pap… Read More
2020-12-04 13:00
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 we… Read More
2020-12-03 18:01
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 nam… Read More
2020-11-20 18:00
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 crea… Read More
2020-11-13 20:00
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&rsqu&hell…Read More
2020-11-06 17:00
Lilith was said to have been the first mate to Adam, created by God from the dust of the earth, just as Adam. Because of this, she saw herself as his equal, Adam failed to see things the sam… Read More
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