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Grave containing 'VAMPIRE' with a sickle around its neck found at Polish church

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Grave containing 'VAMPIRE' with a sickle around its neck to stop it 'returning from the dead' is found under stone with skul...

The House of the Devil - First Vampire Film?

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Courtesy of WikiMedia and the Internet Archive , this is one of the earliest known vampire movies. ( IMDB ) 

400-Year-Old ‘Vampire Child’ Was Buried with Their Foot Padlocked so They Wouldn’t Rise from the Grave

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This child was buried 400 years ago in what is now Poland, face-down and with an iron padlock on their foot.

Grave containing 450 'VAMPIRES' is discovered during roadworks in Poland

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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...

Remains of Polish vampire found

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Remains of a female 'VAMPIRE' pinned to the ground with a sickle across her throat to prevent her returning from the dead are found...

Alnwick Castle vampire

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Some 800 years before the publication of Dracula, and long before the term "vampire" was popularized, an English historian, Willia...

The Legend Of Jure Grando, The First Person Described As A Vampire

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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 wid...

Video submission: In Search of the Highgate Vampire

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David Farrant, one of the world's leading psychic investigators, takes you on a strange and terrifying journey into the realms of the un...

The Bohemian Blow Vampire - A Blood-Sucking Ghost

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Superstitious Bohemians Rid Themselves of a Vampire. The people of Bohemia (the most superstitious of all Europe), were formerly great beli...

Why we are living in 'Gothic times'?

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There is a surge in goth-lit that channels our fears and anxieties. Hephzibah Anderson explores how the genre's past and new stories de...

Monsters of Gothic Fiction

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During the 1700s, as the world became better known through exploration and scientific experimentation, mythical monsters disappeared from ...

Legend of the "Hunderprest" Vampire of Melrose Abbey

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Melrose, Scotland  In the heart of the Scottish Borders, Melrose is the perfect holiday destination for, walking, cycling and rugby. Melrose...

Political Vampires

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Taken from The London Magazine , May 1732, courtesy of University of Michigan and Google

Submission: The Creepy Truth About Chupacabras

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The Americas have many legendary creatures in their folklore like Bigfoot and the Mothman, but arguably its most terrifying legend is the Ch...

The Vjesci: A Canadian Vampire

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The Vjesci, also known as the Vjeszczi or Vjescey, is a Vampire from Polish folklore.   Much like the European Vampire, The Vjesci retained...

A Vampire Legend from the Cherokee Nation

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 The Jumlin is widely referred to within the Cherokee Nation as the father of vampires.  His Legend is as follows:

The Nephilim Theory: Creators of the First Vampire?

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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 Judas Origination Theory

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There is a legend among the Hebrew people that tags Judas, betrayer of Christ, as the original vampire. We know from ancient texts that vamp...

Was Lilith the mother of the vampire race?

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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 herse...

The Carter Brothers: A New Orleans Vampire Legend

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The Carter brothers, John and Wayne, seemed normal in every aspect. It was the 1930’s in New Orleans and the brothers made their living on t...