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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 ...
Chedipe (literally "prostitute" [1]) is a witch-vampire in the folklore of the region around the Godavari River in India. [1] They are associated with the betals,. [2] Women who die an unnatural death, such as in childbirth or by suicide, and prostitutes may become chedipes. [2] [3] Chedipes are sometimes characterized as being undead.
The Vampire Watchers Handbook by "Constantine Gregory" and Craig Glenday, 2003 St. Martin's Press, New York, pp. 62–63; Mysteries of Mind Space and Time, The Unexplained series 1992 Orbis Publishing Limited, Westport, Connecticut, po. 150–151; A World of Vampires, documentary special, from the Two-Disk Special Edition Lost Boys DVD
Jiangshi legends have inspired a genre of jiangshi films and literature in Hong Kong and the rest of East Asia. Movies such as Mr. Vampire and its various spin-offs Mr. Vampire II, Mr. Vampire III, and Mr. Vampire IV became cult classics in comedy-horror and inspired a vampire craze in East Asia, including Taiwan and Japan. Today, jiangshi ...
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.
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.
Vampire folklore by region This page was last edited on 26 January 2024, at 13:57 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
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 ...