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  2. Vampire folklore by region - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Vampires in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Shadowrun features vampires whose existence is explained by a resurgence of the Human Meta-Human Vampiric Virus. As such, the afflicted are not undead, but instead are still alive but radically changed by the retrovirus. They normally do not suffer from the supernatural limitations such as crosses, but still are vulnerable to sunlight.

  4. Impalement in myth and art - Wikipedia

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    The idea that the vampire "can only be slain with a stake driven through its heart" has been pervasive in European fiction. Examples such as Bram Stoker's Dracula (with Dracula often being compared to Vlad the Impaler who killed his enemies and impaled them on wooden spikes) [1] [2] and the more recent Buffy the Vampire Slayer both incorporate that idea.

  5. Sex, love and immortality: Behind the obsession with vampires

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    The academic adds that this is "really important to why vampires are so popular and on trend now, when you think of Nosferatu and its link to the plague, post Covid we're very interested in the ...

  6. Are vampires real? Here's what the experts say - AOL

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    Get your turtlenecks ready, it's time to talk vampires. If you're fascinated by creatures of the night, the kind that prey on human blood, you aren't alone.From dressing up in vampire costumes on ...

  7. Vampire - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. 10 TV Shows About Vampires That Are All Fangtastic - AOL

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    Make your next favorite show about vampires. Watch a classic vampire show such as 'The Vampire Diaries' or a newer series like 'What We Do in the Shadows.' 10 TV Shows About Vampires That Are All ...

  9. List of vampiric creatures in folklore - Wikipedia

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    Vampires This list covers the many types of vampires , vampire-like legendary creatures of global folklore or people that were supposedly vampires. It does not include any vampire that originates in a work of fiction .