The Adze: Bloodthirsty Firefly of Ewe Folklore
Without any cure and without knowing, the vampiric Adze entity can shapeshift as a Firefly and suck the blood and life force, they are also said to have demonic abilities to possess their targets.
Abere: The Marsh Demoness of Melanesia
Waiting in the swamps of the Melanesian Islands in the Pacific Ocean, the cannibalistic Abere demon lures men to their death by posing as a seductive woman.
The Dark Tale of Enriqueta Martí: The Infamous Vampire of El Raval in Barcelona
For years children kept disappearing in the El Raval neighborhood in Barcelona. When the culprit finally was found it was Enriqueta Marti and her twisted crimes at fault. She was because of the darkness of her crimes called The Vampire of El Raval, and perhaps the scope of her crimes will never be revealed.
Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker
A chilling short story by Bram Stoker, believed to be a deleted chapter from his iconic novel “Dracula.” Set on Walpurgis Night, the eve of May Day, the story follows an unnamed Englishman who finds himself traveling through a remote corner of Transylvania. As he ventures deeper into the eerie landscape, he encounters unsettling omens and inexplicable occurrences.
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
One of the earliest works of vampire fiction, featuring a female vampire and her relationship with the protagonist. “Carmilla,” written by Sheridan Le Fanu in 1872, predating Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” by twenty-six years. The novella follows the protagonist Laura, who becomes entangled with the enigmatic Carmilla, a beautiful and seductive stranger. As their relationship deepens, Laura begins to experience mysterious illnesses and disturbing nightmares. Le Fanu’s tale explores themes of desire, sexuality, and the supernatural, with Carmilla embodying both allure and danger. Through its eerie atmosphere and psychological depth, “Carmilla” has left an indelible mark on the vampire genre, influencing countless subsequent works in literature, film, and popular culture.
The Bizarre Story of the Highgate Cemetery Vampire
The supposed haunted Highgate Cemetery in London left to decay suddenly became the hotspot for paranormal and occult phenomenon in the 1970s, when reports about the Highgate Vampire became a sensation and the hunt for it began.
Paris’ Haunted Père Lachaise Cemetery
Visit the mysterious grounds of Père Lachaise Cemetery, and see for yourself the strange graves and haunted tales of the ghosts of famous people throughout the ages.
Poveglia Island — The Most Haunted Place in the World
The haunted Island of Poveglia has always been a place for the unwanted. It has been a place for plague victims, a psychiatric hospital and burial ground. Today it’s known for being one of the most haunted places in the world.
Top British Horror TV-Series
British TV has given us countless of ghostly figures running down the grand stairwells of the manors and castles in long dresses and dark hallways. It has also given us […]
Top European Horror TV-Series
From the spooky alps to the cold Swedish forests, the European horror TV-series is slowly taking its space among the detectives and social realism drama series. Although the formula of a person coming back to a small village is massively prominent, it’s like the European TV community is coming back to its root, with Europe as a hella haunted and spooky continent. These are some of the more horror based TV shows (excluding the UK) that has come out from Europe.
The Vampyre by John William Polidori
“The Vampyre” is a short work of prose fiction written in 1819 by John William Polidori as part of a contest among Polidori, Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, and Percy Shelley. The same contest produced the novel Frankenstein.
5 Vampire Movies Twisting the Genre
Five movies about #vampires that made their own twist on the vampire lore and its meaning. This is a list of five vampire movie, telling all very different parts about the human experience and the life and desires we have.
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Dracula and Ghost Nuns in Whitby Abbey
The gothic haunting of the small town of Whitby is said to be by the old Whitby Abbey were the ghost of a nun is haunting the ruins. Whitby was also a place Bram Stoker used for a setting for Dracula’s arrival to England.
5 Works With Vampires Before Dracula
A list of works about vampires that were published before Dracula.
5 Horror Movies Based on Books
A list of horror books that inspired some iconic horror movies.
An Introduction to the Horror Classics
An introduction to some of the defining horror classics and how it is still defining us to this day.