Natalie Lawrence uncovers fascinating other-worldly natural history, creatures that embody our anxieties and our irrational ...

Out-of-space folk tales were rare before space exploration became a reality in the 1950's. On the other hand, vampire folklore dates back thousands of years. However a closer look at the forces behind ...

According to Joseph Laycock, professor of religious studies at Texas State University, the myth first gained foothold in Eastern Europe And while vampire folklore isn't really new, the word ...

While contemporary popular culture tends to point toward Transylvania as the seat and heart of the vampiric myth, most scientists today agree that the concept of the vampire came to Western culture ...