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“Throughout the shadowy world of ghosts and demons there is no figure so terrible, no figure so dreaded and abhorred, yet dight with such fearful fascination, as the vampire, who is himself neither ghost nor demon, but yet who partakes the dark natures and and possesses the mysterious and terrible qualities of both.”
Montague Summers
In his comprehensive study of vampire folklore, J. Gordon Melton posits that the vampire figure emerged in various cultures as a means to explain otherwise incomprehensible social and natural phenomena. According to Melton, “The vampire figure in folklore emerged as an answer to otherwise unsolvable problems within culture. It was seen as the cause of … Read more
By Ivan Phillips The exploration begins, appropriately, at night. It is 1980, a static caravan in WidemouthBay, Cornwall. A ten year old boy, on holiday with his family, is watching television. Hisyounger brother is asleep nearby and his parents have gone to the caravan park’s bar.Widemouth Bay is well named: it is a bay, and … Read more
Temple of the Vampire The Temple of the Vampire was established in 1989 in Lacy, Washington, USA. The Temple bases its beliefs on various books known as Bibles. Also much like the beliefs of Satanists, the Temple teaches that the vampire is his own God. The primary teachings of the Temple of the Vampire are … Read more
The Oxford English Dictionary dates the first appearance of the word vampire in English from 1734, in a travelogue titled Travels of Three English Gentlemen published in the Harleian Miscellany in 1745. The English word vampire was borrowed from French vampire in turn borrowed in early 18th century from Serbian вампир/vampir or, according to some … Read more
Much of the information we have about Vlad III comes from pamphlets published in Germany and Russia after his death. The German pamphlets appeared shortly after Dracula’s death and, at least initially, may have been politically inspired. At that time Matthias Corvinus of Hungary was seeking to bolster his own reputation in the Holy Roman … Read more
Bran Castle is an impressive medieval castle in perfect condition located in the village of Bran near the city of Brasov, in the southern range of the Carpathians. It is the most famous “Dracula” site and also the less authentic, having little connection with Vlad Tepes. For many years. Bran Castle has been presented to … Read more
Anne Rice’s Vampire Lestat Fan ClubP.O. Box 58277New OrleansLA 70158-8277USA The Bram Stoker Society227 Rochester AvenueDun LaoghaireCounty DublinIrelandThe British Dracula Society36 Elliston House100 Wellington StreetWoolich, LondonEngland SE 18 The British Vampyre Society38 WestcroftChippenham WiltsEngland SN 14 OLY The Count Dracula Fanclub29 Washington Square WestPenthouse NorthNew York, NY 10011USA The Count Dracula Society334 West 54th StreetLos … Read more
Why Count Dracula read the Mirror?– He heard it had great circulation. How many Vampires does it take to change a light bulb? – Zero none of them needs it. What does a vampire girl do when she gets lost in the desert?– waits for her period. What’s the difference between a lawyer and a … Read more