Vampires. Myth or fact?

By Tabi Slick

From the Vampire Diaries to Supernatural, bloodsucking creatures have been a hot topic for longer than I can count on two hands. But are these beings actually based on something real?


There are many works of literature that resemble (if not directly inspired by) real vampiric events in history. Bram Stoker's Dracula, for example, is said to resemble the historical figure Vlad the Impaler. He was a Romanian hero known for drinking the blood of the Ottoman soldiers he killed.

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