In European folklore, vampires are undead humanoid creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods which they inhabited while they were alive.

Vampire, in popular legend, a creature, often fanged, that preys upon humans, generally by consuming their blood. Vampires have been featured in folklore and fiction of various cultures …

Sep 13, 2017 · There are almost as many different characteristics of vampires as there are vampire legends. But the main characteristic of vampires (or vampyres) is they drink human …

Feb 9, 2026 · Face of a 'vampire' revealed: Science rebuilds likeness of man decapitated after death to stop him coming back Discovered in a fortress in eastern Croatia, the body had been …

A vampire is a being from folklore that subsists by feeding on the life essence (generally in the form of Blood) of the living. In folklore vampires could be either undead or a living person.

Apr 10, 2024 · One of history's most famous — and bloodthirsty — legendary creatures, vampires have terrified human beings for centuries. In 1892, a group of frightened villagers in Exeter, …

Oct 28, 2025 · There is a long tradition in these legends and literatures forewarning against the vampire as a malevolent imitation of humanity, setting the vampire at the intersection of …