Vampire facts for kids
Vampires are monsters in legends and stories. The first vampire stories were told in Eastern Europe, but much of how modern people see vampires was created by Bram Stoker in the famous novel, Dracula. Few people believe that vampires are real, but they are still very popular in movies, television, and books.
Images for kids
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Vampyren, "The Vampire", by Edvard Munch.
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An image from Max Ernst's Une Semaine de Bonté.
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The 800-year-old skeleton found in Bulgaria stabbed through the chest with iron rod.
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Title page of a 1603 reprinting of Daemonologie
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Dom Calmet.
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The manananggal of Philippine mythology.
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A female vampire costume.
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A vampire bat in Peru
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Count Dracula as portrayed by Béla Lugosi in 1931's Dracula.
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An iconic scene from F. W. Murnau's Nosferatu, 1922.
See also
In Spanish: Vampiro para niños
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