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Vrykolakas
Vrykolakas is a greek mythological creature with many attributes of the vampire. It is one of the oldest vampire related myths, and the myth has shown an evolution from a supernatural form to a...
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The Real Vegetarian Vampires
Heads up Edward: you’re not the only vegetarian vampire anymore! Surprising, I found in my research that Serbian gypsies believe that inanimate objects, like garden equipment and fruit (especially...
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Talamaur
The Talamaur is a vampire-like monster from the Banks Islands in the South Pacific. I chose to include a map to show where the island is located, since I had never heard of the Banks Islands before...
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Hippity, hoppity…
Who knew the vampire myth scaled the globe in so many places? Apparently the Chinese also have a popular vampire myth called the Xiang Shi or the Chiang Shih. The belief in the Xiang Shi is derived...
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Namaste: Vampires of the Sub-Continent
India is seen to be one of the centers for the origin of the vampire myth. However, many attribute the origins of the vampire myth to Gypsies. Muslims may have spread these early legends into India...
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Take that, bloodsucker!
There are many items in folklore and legends concerning protection against vampires. Some of these items are religious in nature, but in this post I will focus on the “secular” items that are used to...
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Gypsy Legends on Vampires
Vampires have many ties to the gypsies of Europe. Gypsies originated in India, not in Egypt, contrary to the etymology of the term gypsy. Each tribe has slightly different legends that change over...
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Countess Elizabeth Bathory
Countess Elizabeth Bathory (or Erzsébet Báthory) is associated with vampirism due to her lust for killing young servant girls and then draining their blood, in which she bathed in order to retain her...
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Arnold Paole
Arnold Paole (otherwise known as Arnold Paul) was the subject of one of the most famous 18th century vampire cases. During the 18th century there was a “wave of vampire attacks” in central Europe....
View ArticleFarewell Post!
I have had a blast writing and researching for this blog! The Land of Thieves and Ghosts serves as the final project for a class on vampire literature I am taking, and the project is due later today....
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