Vlad of Wallachia, better known as Vlad the Impaler, is most likely the root of several vampire legends, including Dracula. He would impale his enemies on stakes (hence his nickname), and some ...
While exploring, I found a striking mausoleum that reminded me of something from The Vampire Diaries. Curious, I read the name on the stone: W. W. Pool. This piqued my interest in the legends ...
“They were quite clear that, in popular local legend, the vampire had three characteristics — it was a revenant, feasted on the living, and was contagious. The Austrian definition shaped the ...