Vampires

Name: Vampires

Features: Human looking creatures in need of blood

Source: Various mythology and folklore

Habitat: Anywhere and everywhere

The belief in vampires has been around some say, as long as man himself.

These undead creatures mainly sustain themselves by feeding on the blood of other living creatures.

Their wide range of appearance goes from being nearly human to a bloated rotting corpse.

Familiar depictions are of astonishingly beautiful humans who remain forever healthy and youthful.

Panic has stricken various villages and communities throughout the ages causing many witch hunts and burnings, unearthing of corpses and the performance of unthinkable rituals – all in order to annihilate the possibility of such beings.

Driving stakes through their hearts or legs, decapitation, placing bricks and pieces of steel in their mouths, nailing their clothing to the ground to prevent them from rising at night and pouring boiling water over their graves when done – all of these things were done in the quest to eradicate these inhuman entities.

From garlic to sacred water, a branch of hawthorn or a wild rose, a crucifix or rosary, mustard seeds and mirrors – all of these were said to aide in warding off these horrid creatures.

Vampires have been extremely romanticized over the years. Imagine forever beautiful beings with great passion, strength and allure. The idea that they are endlessly on the run and hunted down because they fail to fit into the human population – all the while having very human traits and needs, is extremely appealing to many.

Many of these creatures are known worldwide such as the ultimately famous Dracula. Numerous novels, movies and television series have been created around this mythical creature. It leads all to believe with almost complete certainty that new stories will always lay in wait for us to eagerly delve into.

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