Twilight, Vampire Diaries, True Blood, Underworld; from cinema to TV screens to novels, vampires dominate popular media today. Has there been actual vampires in history? Where does the concept of vampires come from? Who inspired the contemporary version of a vampire? Where has the crisis of vampires affect history? These questions will be answered on this blog.


The Bloody Countess

The most prolific vampire in the pre-modern age is Countess Elizabeth Bathory,...