Vampire fiction versus folklore As a body decomposes ... basing his wealthy, debonair Lord Ruthven in "The Vampyre" on the romantic poet Lord Byron. A suave monster, Ruthven was by turns alluring ...

Out-of-space folk tales were rare before space exploration became a reality in the 1950's. On the other hand, vampire folklore dates back thousands of years. However a closer look at the forces behind ...

Marking its 20th anniversary in 2022, New England Emmy-nominated Ghost & Vampire Legends of Rhode Island examines the origins of mysteries around the Ocean State. Uncover chilling facts and legend ...

Blood-sucking demons hover far more frequently in the folklore of the Adriatic ... For Perić, the key figure is Lord Byron: ‘The idea of the modern, literary vampire as a cynical, erotic ...