In history and folklore vampires occupy a space that ... Debuting just at the height of Europe’s vampire obsession and Eastern European critics heaped praise upon the novel.

Folklore about them abounds ... Our morbid fascination with the unexplained remains unchanged. Europe also experienced vampire panic. On the Greek island of Lesbos, archaeologist Hector Williams ...

On the other hand, vampire folklore dates back thousands of years ... The diversity of ethnic groups in Eastern Europe contributed to an elaborate mix of folklore, from werewolves to batmans, but the ...

Blood-sucking demons hover far more frequently in the folklore of the Adriatic region ... Croatia to regain its rightful place on the European vampire map. Standing at the centre of Croatia ...

the Count is portrayed as an ancient evil from Eastern Europe, who is eventually defeated by a gang of mostly British, young, vampire hunters. They are modern Victorians: they write their diaries ...