More 'Disease' Than 'Dracula' – How the Vampire Myth Was Born
On the Great Vampire Epidemic and other elements of vampire backstory.
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On the Great Vampire Epidemic and other elements of vampire backstory.
By Stanley Stepanic, University of VirginiaThe vampire is a common image in today's pop culture, and one that takes many forms: from Alucard, the dashing spawn of Dracula in the PlayStation game “Castlevania: Symphony of the Night"; to Edward, the romantic, idealistic lover in the “Twilight" series....
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