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The Vampire, by Philip Burne-Jones, 1897. A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living.In European folklore, vampires are undead humanoid creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods which they inhabited while they were alive.
The Loogaroo is an example of how a vampire belief can result from a combination of beliefs, here a mixture of French and African Vodu or voodoo. The term Loogaroo possibly comes from the French loup-garou (meaning 'werewolf') and is common in the culture of Mauritius .
There are several types of vampire lifestylers: [1] " Sanguinarians": (sometimes referred to as hematophages) consume the blood of others [1] "Psychic vampires": claim to attain nourishment from the aura or pranic energy of others [1] [6] [7] in order to balance a spiritual or psychological energy deficiency, such as a damaged aura or chakra [3]
From these deep beliefs pertaining to death and the soul derives the invention of the Slavic concept of Ubır. A vampire is the manifestation of an unclean spirit possessing a decomposing body. This undead creature needs the blood of the living to sustain its body's existence and is considered to be vengeful and jealous towards the living.
The Vampire Watchers Handbook by "Constantine Gregory" and Craig Glenday, 2003 St. Martin's Press, New York, pp. 62–63 Mysteries of Mind Space and Time , The Unexplained series 1992 Orbis Publishing Limited, Westport, Connecticut, po. 150–151
A psychic vampire is a creature in folklore said to feed off the "life force" of other living creatures. The term can also be used to describe a person who gets increased energy around other people, but leaves those other people exhausted or "drained" of energy. [ 1 ]
A new vampire is created when another vampire drains the life out of a living creature. Its depiction is related to those in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood Dracula and monster movies. [ 11 ] In writing vampires into the game, as with other creatures arising in folklore, the authors had to consider what elements arising in more recent popular culture ...
In modern times, the Croatian writer Boris Perić has researched the legend and written a book (The Vampire) on the story. [9] Striga are mentioned by the Moldavian statesman and soldier Dimitrie Cantemir in his work Descriptio Moldaviae (1714–1716). He thought that the striga were mostly Moldavian and Transylvanian beliefs. However, he ...