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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 ...
The Berwick Vampire (England [17]) Bezkost (Slavic) Bhayangkara ; Bhūta (India) Bibi (the Balkans) The Blow Vampire (1706 Kadam, Bohemia) Blutsauger (Germany) – Variant: Blutsäuger; Boo Hag (America) Boraro – Colombian folklore; Brahmaparush (India) Breslan Vampire (17th Century Breslau, Poland) Bruja (Spain and Central America)
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.
New Orleans is also the backdrop of author Anne Rice’s bestselling book “Interview with the Vampire,” a novel Laycock says had a huge influence on vampire subculture after its release in 1976.
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The causes of vampiric generation were many and varied in original folklore. Ubirs are reanimated corpses that kill living creatures to absorb life essence from their victims. Tales of supernatural beings consuming the blood or flesh of the living have been found in nearly every culture around the world for many centuries.
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Long before "Twilight" put Jacob on the map, werewolves have been the subject of countless movies, books and monster tales.. In fact, much like ghosts, witches and vampires, the werewolf has been ...