Vampires may have existed only in legends, but people in the Middle Ages blamed them for the outbreak of the Bubonic plague.

Jun 11, 2009 - Deanna Proach

Certain killers commit crimes that focus around the desire to drink human blood. They are considered human vampires, their crimes vampire crimes.

Jan 19, 2010 - Vickie Britton

Vampire bats get their name because they feed at night, and exclusively on the blood of mammals and birds. There are three species of vampire bat.

Oct 13, 2009 - Sharon Kirby

Not sure what gifts to give your blood-lusting brethren this Vampire Day? Here's a list of vampire gifts sure to please all the vampire lovers on your list.

Dec 26, 2010 - Jennifer Silva

Whether it be books, movies, or television, vampires have become the latest trend to sweep the world. But can it last?

Nov 28, 2011 - Rachel Brantley

The discovery of a "vampire" cemetery in the former Czechoslovakia.

Nov 29, 2010 - Erin Naillon

He has been around for centuries, only comes out at night and has a ravenous appetite... just how sure can you be of this jolly creature's true identity?

Nov 26, 2010 - Alice Ladkin

The Balkans have always provided fertile ground for the supernatural and especially for legends pertaining to vampires and vampirism.

Sep 25, 2010 - Antonis Hontzeas

What makes vampires so attractive? Why are people so enthralled with a creature that is a deadly hunting machine?

Jun 29, 2010 - Nina Johnson

The vampire wars are here. Having seemingly evolved in a vampire-like renaissance, each generation has been bitten by a different creature of the night.

Feb 17, 2010 - Elizabeth Batt

Whether in books, television or film, the vampire has always been associated with the forbidden and the sexual. Here's how it all started.

Nov 5, 2009 - Dominic von Riedemann

Porphyria symptoms bear striking similarities to characteristics associated with Vampires of literature and film. Could this explain origins of the age-old legend?

Oct 24, 2009 - Lawrence Koppy

There's no denying there's an allure about the walking undead, but after all is said and done, what is fact, and what is fiction?

May 15, 2009 - Mary Faler

Movies such as Twilight and Dracula have made vampires famous, but several television series have brought the undead into our living rooms.

Dec 12, 2008 - Fraser Sherman

Garlic and onions have had a long history of medicinal properties going back to 3000 BC. Science has now shown us that our ancestors may have been on to something.

Nov 22, 2008 - Caren Young

The vampire, a creature from the ancient Far East still haunts the collective human conscious with tales of death and immortality.

Nov 7, 2008 - Megan Winkler

The Return of the Vampire, starring Bela Lugosi, proves that war can be hazardous to the health and day-to-day activities of the Un-Dead.

Oct 26, 2007 - Deanna Couras Goodson

Shadow of the Vampire (2000) is a reworked Nosferatu, which is a reworked Dracula, making the newer film more easily adaptable to unexpected comic and artistic twists

Sep 24, 2007 - Leslie C. Halpern

From Bram Stoker's "Dracula" to Anne Rice's Lestat vampire series to Charlaine Harris' fun vampire cozies, vampires and vampire lore are a popular mystery theme.

Mar 11, 2007 - Sandy Mitchell

Legend has it that vampires suck human blood and can only be killed with a stake through the heart. However, do vampires even exist?

Oct 7, 2009 - Janis Masyk-Jackson