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Auto-vampirism is a form of vampirism that refers to drinking one's own blood, typically as a form of sexual gratification. [2] As a mental disorder, this is also called as autohemophagia, which is derived from three Greek words: auto, which means "self"; hemos, for "blood"; and, phagos, meaning "to eat". [3]
The Vampire, by Philip Burne-Jones, 1897. A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living.In European folklore, vampires are undead humanoid creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods which they inhabited while they were alive.
Tales of the undead consuming the blood or flesh of living beings have been found in nearly every culture around the world for many centuries. [3] Today these entities are predominantly known as vampires, but in ancient times, the term vampire did not exist; blood drinking and similar activities were attributed to demons or spirits who would eat flesh and drink blood; even the devil was ...
Blood-drinking vampires can be found on six of the seven continents, according to Weiss. "It seems to be a worldwide thing and there are different forms, different cultures, different countries."
Clinical vampirism, more commonly known as Renfield's syndrome, is an obsession with drinking blood.The earliest presentation of clinical vampirism in psychiatric literature was a psychoanalytic interpretation of two cases, contributed by Richard L. Vanden Bergh and John. F. Kelley. [1]
The common name of many of these species, vampire moth, refers to the habit that they have of drinking blood from vertebrates. According to a recent study, some of them (C. thalictri) are even capable of drinking human blood through skin. [2] [3] However, the moths are not thought to cause any threat to humans. [4]
ISIS vampires: Rebel claims in horrifying new video that terror group drinks blood, loves death
Something about vampire movies just gets our blood up. There are dozens of all stripes, from monstrous murderers to sparkly anti-heroes, from the ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s and beyond, all with a ...