Vampires: The World’s Oldest Monster?



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Vampires didn’t always sparkle. In fact, until about 1897, they weren’t even called “vampires”. The monster we know today is derived from a number of so-called “vampiric” legends and folkloric creatures which stretch back to the earliest days of literature. So what were the first vampires, and how did they come to be the recognizable blood suckers of today’s lore? Welcome back to The Lore Lodge…

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