Mythology: Vampires as blood-drinking undead appear in almost ever…

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Did you know? Vampires as blood-drinking undead appear in almost every culture — Slavic "upir", Romanian strigoi, Chinese jiangshi, Filipino aswang. The modern vampire (cape, fangs, allergy to garlic and sunlight) is largely a Bram Stoker invention from "Dracula" (1897).

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Vampires as blood-drinking undead appear in almost every culture — Slavic "upir", Romanian strigoi, Chinese jiangshi, Filipino aswang. The modern vampire (cape, fangs, allergy to garlic and sunlight) is largely a Bram Stoker invention from "Dracula" (1897).

Vampieren als bloeddrinkende ondoden komen in vrijwel elke cultuur voor — Slavische "upir", Roemeense strigoi, Chinese jiangshi, Filipijnse aswang. De moderne vampier (cape, hoektanden, allergie voor knoflook en zonlicht) is grotendeels uitgevonden door Bram Stokers "Dracula" (1897).

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