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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.
The Space Vampires is a British science fiction novel written by author Colin Wilson, and first published in England and the United States by Random House in 1976. Wilson's fifty-first book, it is about the remnants of a race of intergalactic vampires who are brought back from outer space and are inadvertently let loose on Earth.
The sort of vampires you're likely thinking of, the ones with supernatural powers and eternal life only exist in books, TV shows and serial killer movies. That said, there certainly are people who ...
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 ...
From naked mole rats to the immortal jellyfish – the creatures that would make Dracula shudder.
Ah, how these bloodsuckers captivate our imagination. The subject of endless books, vampire movies and TV shows, our fascination with vampires has lasted throughout the ages and shows no signs of ...
Drake the vampire is supposed to have had many aliases throughout the centuries, Stoker's Dracula being one of them. Dracula 3000: 2004 United States/South Africa: Darrell Roodt: Casper Van Dien, Erika Eleniak, Tom "Tiny" Lister: A TV film that brings Count Dracula into outer space in the distant 30th century. The Batman vs. Dracula: 2005 ...
Jure Grando Alilović or Giure Grando (1578–1656) was a villager from the region of Istria (in modern-day Croatia) who may have been the first real person described as a vampire in historical records. [1] He was referred to as a štrigon, a local word for something resembling a vampire and a warlock. [2]