Today, we think of vampires as tall, pale creatures with an unquenchable thirst and a marble beauty straight out of Twilight. Historically, however, they were somewhat less conventionally sexy–often portrayed as decaying, festering corpses fresh from the grave, with loose limbs and mouths smeared with blood. In medieval European folklore, any number of things were believed to cause vampirism: Improper burial, […]
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