July 22, 2022

Time for another vampire fact! This month, physical appearance won the poll on my Patreon, so let’s get right into it. What did vampires actually look like – in folklore? Everyone knows their variety of appearances in pop culture, but what about what people actually believed? As always, a quick disclaimer in that this fact…

May 20, 2022

This month we look at something that’s quite the popular topic in pop culture (or at least it used to be) – vampire hunting! Does the concept of “vampire hunting” have any folkloric precedent, unlike “werewolf hunting”? Stick around and find out! (gif originally made and posted by tumblr user duchessofhastings) So, really, vampire hunting…

March 24, 2022

Welcome back to vampire facts, this time with a very burning question… In folklore, can vampirism be cured? Firstly, I will give the very simple answer to the cure question… No, in folklore, vampirism cannot really be cured. If you want to “cure” a vampire, you kill them. How do you kill them? I covered…

January 20, 2022

I present to you this month’s folklore fact – a vampire fact this time (werewolves will come around again next month, don’t worry)! The winner of this month’s poll is a fact on vampire intelligence, so let’s get right to it. How smart are vampires in folklore? Are they the super smart suave immortal beings…