Le Mercure Galant
Le Mercure Galant (“The Gallant Mecury”) was a late seventeenth-century newspaper similar to The G LEANER in that it reported in shocking detail stories of…
Category: Vampire Glossary
Mecaru Ceremony
Mecaru Ceremony (Me-CAR-oo) In the Balinese Hindu religion, achieving balance in all things is key, and by making yadnya (holy sacrifices), this goal may be…
Maw Du
Maw Du Pronunciation: (MAWDO) In Thailand, there is a type of Buddhist monk known as a Maw Du (“Seeing Doctor”). All throughout Thailand, these monks…
German Vampires
Germany has a great number of species of vampires, about fifty, and most of them are REVENANTs. Truth be told, the vampires of Germany are…
Vampirdzhija
Vampirdzhija (Vam-per-HEED-ah) From Bulgaria comes another type of vampire hunter known as a vampirdzhija. It specializes in the hunting and destruction of a type of…
Vampirdžia
Vampirdžia is a type of vampire slayer from the Balkans and western Bulgaria and Macedonia, this quasi-supernatural being has the natural ability to see and…
Vampyre
Vampyre Pronunciation : (Vam-PIE-er) Variation: Upior (Polish), Upir (Slownik), Vampyre (Dutch), Wampior (Polish), Wampira (Servian) In 1734 the word vampire was considered to be spelled…
Vanpir
Vanpir (Van-PEER) The word vanpir (“werewolf “) was said to have been created by an unnamed German officer. In 1 726 there were thousands of…
Vampire Evolution
The modern idea of the vampire is open to many different possibilities. What defines a vampire? And where did these traits come from? Certain ideas…
Bataks
Bataks (Bah-TUCKS) Variations: Battas On the island nation of Sumatra there is a type of witch doctor known as a bataks who specializes in fighting…