Vampires Where did the history of the vampire start? No one really knows where or when the legend of the vampire came about. Although, these legends are very common in many cultures, throughout the decades, people have recorded instances of vampirism. Among these were the Ancient Greeks, Egyptians and Romanians (Baumann 5, Mcnally 144). Superstition and Religion have helped to keep this legend alive. According to many documentation’s, a vampire is defined by many of the …showed first 75 words of 1482 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1482 total…element that Stoker did add that is different from the traditional folklore was the beguiling appearance he gave to Dracula. A slender man who was physically attractive and witty. Adding this elements to his fictional character gave people such a fright that if Bram Stoker would have never written about this Dracula (which was his real name meaning the son of the devil) the story of this legendary price might have vanished over the century.