A delusional painter in Venice Beach, California believes himself to be the reincarnation of a vampire. Carmilla films [ edit ] There have been numerous films based on Carmilla, an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 26 years. The story is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla, later revealed to be Mircalla, Countess Karnstein (Carmilla is an anagram of Mircalla). The character is a prototypical example of the lesbian vampire, expressing romantic desires toward the protagonist. Based on the children's book series " Der kleine Vampir" by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg. CG Animation Remake The Monogatari light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Vofan has long been delighting vampire fans, not least because they inspired this charming 15-episode series and its sequels. The experimental and abstract anime adaption takes an unusually artistic approach to fanservice, merging it with introspective and thoughtful character interactions. The plot includes a banana peel, a crab, a weightless woman, and a cured vampire. While the unusual narrative style and multimedia animation might put some people off, Bakemonogatari is one of the most beautifully realized vampire anime series. It's also way ahead of its time visually, looking far more contemporary than its 2009 release date would have you think. Nemanja Mitrović (April 15, 2023). "Film i Đorđe Kadijević: Pola veka „Leptirice", ostvarenja koje je 'veći utisak ostavilo na gledaoce, nego na kinematografiju' " (in Serbian) . Retrieved 4 November 2023.

Monster Brawl (2011) - Jesse T. Cook | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". Mitchell, Stephen A. (2011). Witchcraft and Magic in the Nordic Middle Ages. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp.22–23. ISBN 978-0-8122-4290-4. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022 . Retrieved 5 February 2018. a b Spence, Lewis (1960). An Encyclopaedia of Occultism. New Hyde Parks: University Books. ISBN 978-0-486-42613-6. OCLC 3417655. It is difficult to make a single, definitive description of the folkloric vampire, though there are several elements common to many European legends. Vampires were usually reported as bloated in appearance, and ruddy, purplish, or dark in colour; these characteristics were often attributed to the recent drinking of blood, which was often seen seeping from the mouth and nose when one was seen in its shroud or coffin, and its left eye was often open. [21] It would be clad in the linen shroud it was buried in, and its teeth, hair, and nails may have grown somewhat, though in general fangs were not a feature. [22] Chewing sounds were reported emanating from graves. [23] Creating vampires Illustration of a vampire from Max Ernst's Une Semaine de Bonté (1934)

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Hudson, Dave (2009). Draculas, Vampires, and Other Undead Forms. Rowman & Littlefield. p.215. ISBN 978-0-8108-6923-3. Cohen, Daniel (1989). The Encyclopedia of Monsters: Bigfoot, Chinese Wildman, Nessie, Sea Ape, Werewolf and many more…. London: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd. ISBN 978-0-948397-94-3. The three species of vampire bats are all endemic to Latin America, and there is no evidence to suggest that they had any Old World relatives within human memory. It is therefore impossible that the folkloric vampire represents a distorted presentation or memory of the vampire bat. The bats were named after the folkloric vampire rather than vice versa; the Oxford English Dictionary records their folkloric use in English from 1734 and the zoological not until 1774. The danger of rabies infection aside, the vampire bat's bite is usually not harmful to a person, but the bat has been known to actively feed on humans and large prey such as cattle and often leaves the trademark, two-prong bite mark on its victim's skin. [147] a b "Russian Etymological Dictionary by Max Vasmer" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 4 May 2006 . Retrieved 13 June 2006. In a dystopic future in which vampires are a marginalized race living in formerly Jewish ghettos, two officers, one human and the other a vampire, investigate a series of strange murders with the aid of female vampire Lucy Westenra (played by Bai Ling).

a b Sledzik, Paul S.; Nicholas Bellantoni (1994). "Bioarcheological and biocultural evidence for the New England vampire folk belief". American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 94 (2): 269–274. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330940210. PMID 8085617. An unlicensed Hungarian adaptation. First known film appearance of Dracula. This film has been lost since its release. Shael, Rabbi (1 June 2009). "Rabbi Shael Speaks... Tachles: Vampires, Einstein and Jewish Folklore". Shaelsiegel.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018 . Retrieved 5 December 2010. Mappin, Jenni (2003). Didjaknow: Truly Amazing & Crazy Facts About... Everything. Australia: Pancake. p.50. ISBN 978-0-330-40171-5.Vampire erotica by cult French director Rollin. Followed by several more films of much the same sort by Rollin, each usually featuring several attractive naked Frenchwomen in vampiric roles, such as La Vampire Nue (see below).