Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bloodsuckers or bloated corpses? How science has tried to explain vampire myths. Lore about vampires and other blood-drinking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Modern vampires like Dracula may be dashing, but they certainly weren't in the original vampire myths. Archive Photos/ Moviepix ...

A street painting in Bucharest, Romania, depicts Bram Stoker, right, the author of Dracula, sharing a drink with Vlad the Impaler, left, the medieval Romanian ruler who inspired the book. AP ...

With Halloween approaching, University of Virginia professor of Slavic languages and literatures Stanley Stepanic investigated the history of vampire legends for The Conversation, reposted below.

From "Dracula" to "True Blood," vampires are a spooky story staple that just won't die. Elements of science and medicine are also woven throughout vampire mythology, which once served as an ...

The vampire is a common image in today’s pop culture, and one that takes many forms: from Alucard, the dashing spawn of Dracula in the PlayStation game “Castlevania: Symphony of the Night”; to Edward, ...

The vampire is a powerful symbol. Over the years, it has been used to illustrate societal fears and conflicts, from race relations in the 1972 film “Blackula” to gender identity, like the ...

The fact that vampire stories have resurfaced at the shores of the Puerto Rican psyche in recent times should not be a surprise. Modern technology has given new electromagnetic wings to ancient demons ...

University of Virginia provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. The vampire is a common image in today’s pop culture, and one that takes many forms: from Alucard, the dashing spawn of ...