SPECIES COUNTRY APPROVED METHOD OF DISPOSAL Sampiro Albania Stake through heart Nachtzehrer Bavaria Place coin in mouth, decapitate with axe Ogoljen Bohemia Bury at crossroads Krvoijac Bulgaria Chain to grave
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Contrary to the literary tradition created by Bram Stoker, there is no precedence in folk belief to support the notion that it is necessary for the victim of a vampire
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Vampire’s hunter’s tales teach us that here are only two sure methods of destroying a vampire permanently. One is to expose the vampire to direct sunlight and then scatter its
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There were a variety of preventive measures, all aimed at keeping a corpse from rising in its grave. Some of these were done using folk remedies, other Christian remedies and
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‘Apotropaic’ is a word generally used to mean something that ward off demons and other evil spirits, but is often used to describe the various methods of stopping a vampire.
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