Vampires Around the World
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"The vampire, in our Western culture, has become a stock horror film or gothic novel character, mostly stripped of all its air of mystery. There are few among us who are not familiar with the ways to exterminate the undead – sunlight or a wooden stake through the heart. We know garlic keeps them at bay. We also know they crave human blood and search for it at night. However, we may not know that the vampire has a life outside Western entertainment. Though the word “vampire” is derived from the Slavic language, the idea of an animated corpse that feeds on blood is surprisingly common throughout the world, though the nature and appearance of the vampire changes dramatically from region to region. "
Found in the mythology section of Suite101.com. Writers only have 400-500 words per article to convey their information.
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