Modern vampires like Dracula may be dashing, but they certainly weren't in the original vampire myths. Archive Photos/ Moviepix via Getty Images The vampire is a common image in today’s pop culture, ...

Lore about vampires and other blood-drinking beings has existed for centuries. For hundreds of years, people have been coming up with scientific explanations. Some link diseases to vampire-like ...

The vampire is a common image in today’s pop culture, and one that takes many forms: from Alucard, the dashing spawn of Dracula in the PlayStation game “Castlevania: Symphony of the Night”; to Edward, ...

From “Dracula” to “True Blood,” vampires are a spooky story staple that just won’t die. Elements of science and medicine are also woven throughout vampire mythology, which once served as an ...

Bram Stoker’s legendary horror tale Dracula was published 125 years ago and remains one of the most famous pieces of English literature today. The quintessential vampire, Count Dracula, has sustained ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The vampire is a common image in today’s pop culture, and one that takes many forms: from Alucard, the dashing spawn of Dracula in the PlayStation game “Castlevania: Symphony of the ...

With Halloween approaching, University of Virginia professor of Slavic languages and literatures Stanley Stepanic investigated the history of vampire legends for The Conversation, reposted below.

Vampire folklore across cultures is filled with various tips on how to keep a recently deceased person from rising from the grave as an undead fiend who preys on the living. Now archaeologists have ...

Mercy Brown, America's most infamous folklore vampire, and perhaps literary inspiration. In this segment of New England Emmy-nominated Ghost & Vampire Legends of Rhode Island, discover the legend of ...