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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 64. Chapters: Vampire, Chupacabra, Mormo, Jiang Shi, List of fictional vampires, List of vampire traits in folklore and fiction, Vampire folklore by region, Vampires in popular culture, List of fictional dhampirs, Arnold Paole, Highgate Vampire, List of vampires in folklore and mythology, Alp, Penanggalan, Manananggal, Vrykolakas, Psychic vampire, Peter Plogojowitz, V rkolak, Strigoi, Vampire pumpkins and watermelons, Jure Grando, Pontianak, Soucouyant, Strix, Pichal Peri, Estries, Loogaroo, Vetala, Mercy Brown vampire incident, Nachzehrer, Shtriga, Sigbin, Jenglot, Baobhan sith, Chonchon, Tunda, Obayifo, Sava Savanovi, Varcolac, Richmond Vampire, Hupia, Ordo Strigoi Vii, Peuchen, Moroi, Adze, Strzyga, Suangi, Mullo, Papinijuwari, Asanbosam, Kukudhi, Leanashe, Abchanchu, Vandella, Conde Estruch, Upier, Zaolas, Wurdulac. Excerpt: Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence (generally in the form of blood) of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person. Although vampiric entities have been recorded in many cultures, and may go back to "prehistoric times," the term vampire was not popularized until the early 18th century, after an influx of vampire superstition into Western Europe from areas where vampire legends were frequent, such as the Balkans and Eastern Europe, although local variants were also known by different names, such as vrykolakas in Greece and strigoi in Romania. This increased level of vampire superstition in Europe led to mass hysteria and in some cases resulted in corpses actually being staked and people being accused of vampirism. While even folkloric vampires of the Balkans and Eastern Europe had a wide range of appearance ranging from nearly human to bloated rotting corpses, it was the success of John Polidori's 1819 novella The Vampyre...
