Vampires
What They Have Been and What They are
Now
Vampires in Brief
A Short Description of Vampires and Their History
History.com
"Vampires are evil mythological beings who roam the world at night searching for people whose blood they feed upon. They may be the best-known classic monsters of all. Most people associate vampires with Count Dracula, the legendary, blood-sucking subject of Bram Stoker’s epic novel, Dracula, which was published in 1897. But the history of vampires began long before Stoker was born.
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Vampire superstition thrived in the Middle Ages, especially as the plague decimated entire towns. The disease often left behind bleeding mouth lesions on its victims, which to the uneducated was a sure sign of vampirism."
Vampire History and Culture
Below is a short gallery containing several important pieces of vampire history and culture that helped shape how vampires are viewed today. From Bram Stoker's Dracula that was published in 1897 to the first movie of the Twilight series that was released in 2008, the legend of the vampire has changed greatly over the years.