Dracula

Dracula

Through out the whole mysterious world of demons and monsters, there are no creatures have significant influence and enduring trend than vampires. These imperishable vampires posses a large number of world-wide superstitions, which have different origins and records due to the variety of separated cultures. Tales of vampires have existed in nearly every culture around the world, such as Italy, England and Asia. Although these legends were recorded in different languages, they all depicted vampires as malicious and horrible monsters.

The vampire fable dates back to the earliest times of human civilization to the Assyrians, the Babylonians, and other peoples of the ancient Orient. The original vampire was not like the classy, suave European aristocrat that we know of today. The vampire, at its origins, was a monster. The bloodsucking Akhkharu is talked about in the Sumerian mythology and later vampire-like spirits called the Lilu in Babylonian demonology. These female demons were said to travel during the hours of darkness, hunting and killing newborn babies, and pregnant women. One of these demons, named Lilitu, was later modified into Jewish demonology as Lilith.

The early myths surrounding the ever elusive Vampire detail an ‘un-dead being’ that walks the earth haunting the living, society in this time feared Vampires and the hunt for Vampires consumed many people. During this time it was not uncommon for bodies to be exhumed in order to check for ‘signs’ of vampirism, which included lack of decay, hair and nail growth and rosy cheeks. Vampires were believed to inhabit the grave of their burial by day and at night seek blood, the ‘life fluid’ of the living. These myths were centered around the idea that those who had sinned or done wrong would become Vampires after their death. The list of ‘potential Vampires’ included those who had died by drowning, those dying while under the curse of a witch, second generation illegitimate children and as senseless...