5 of the Creepiest and Most Horrifying Vampires from Folklore | Vampires Most vampires nowadays are beautiful, love-struck immortals who live in lavish homes and act like gentlemen. But that wasn’t always the case. If you look back at folktales through the ages from all over the world you will discover the most hideous and disturbing of creatures. Brahmaparusha: A cruel vampire species found in India that feasts upon humans. Penanggalan: A dreadful vampire that comes from Malaysia. Jenglot: This vampire is actually a tiny living doll in Indonesian and Malaysian folklore. Mara: The Scandinavian mara (also known as mora) was believed to enter the room of sleepers and give them horrible nightmares. Churels: There are two very different myths on the churels of India. There you have it Dear Readers, 5 of the creepiest, most terrifying vampires of folklore – and they aren’t alone, there are many more grotesque vampire myths out there. - Moonlight About the Author
Dokkaebi Dokkaebi (Korean: 도깨비), sometimes known as Duduri (Korean: 두두리) is a common word for a type of spirit in Korean folklore or fairy tales. They are old things transformed at night Characteristics[edit] Different versions of the Korean Dokkaebi mythology assign different attributes to them. In some cases they are considered harmless but nevertheless mischievous, usually playing pranks on people or challenging wayward travellers to a ssireum (Korean wrestling) match for the right to pass. Most Dokkaebi carry a kind of club or mallet called a dokkaebi bangmang'i (도깨비 방망이). Dokkaebi love to play games, especially ssireum as mentioned above. Dokkaebi can also have a cap which is called dokkaebi gamtu (도깨비 감투). Legends[edit] Most Korean legends have Dokkaebi in the stories. Kinds[edit] Although Dokkaebis doesn't have actual form, some people divides the kinds. See also[edit] External links[edit]
Vampire Origins - Where did Vampires come from Cain The theory of Cain is a possibility and this is why. Cain is claimed to be the first born son of Adam and Eve. Genesis 4:10-15 10. According to vampire legend, Cain wondered until he found Lilith (Adams supposed first wife) by the Red Sea. Beowulf Till the monster stirred, that demon, that fiend, Grendel, who haunted the moors, the wild Marshes, and made his home in a hell Not hell but earth. Cain is said to be a sinner but in the Bible Cain is said to build the city of Enoch and his descendents become great inventors. Judas Iscariot Some theories claim that the original vampire might be Judas Iscariot who is the betrayer of Jesus Christ. Matthew 27:3-5 3. Vampire Origins
National View: Love and death: The eternal lure of the vampire By Douglas Brode Douglas Brode, who teaches at Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communication, is co-author, with Joe Orsak, of the new graphic novel "Virgin Vampires, or Once Upon a Time in Transylvania." He wrote this commentary for The Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, Va. He can be reached at dougbrodemsn.com. October 30, 2012 12:00 AM The annual observance of Halloween as an unofficial American holiday can't help but make us wonder: Why are many supposedly normal people attracted by the dark side? Vampires are nothing new. Apparently, these are legendary (loosely based on fact) rather than mythic (entirely fictitious) beings. With the publication of "Dracula" in 1897, the vampire emerged as a romantic figure in the most melancholy sense of that term. Human beings tend to be both repulsed and attracted by such a relationship. But what a way to go! Apparently the church agreed that such a safety valve might be a good idea. That fascination continues unabated.
Bogeyman Goya's Que viene el Coco ("Here Comes the Bogeyman / The Bogeyman is Coming") c. 1797 A bogeyman (also spelled bogieman, boogeyman, or boogie man, and pronounced /bʊɡimæn/ or /boʊɡimæn/)[1] is a mythical creature in many cultures used by adults or older children to frighten bad children into good behavior. This monster has no specific appearance, and conceptions about it can vary drastically from household to household within the same community; in many cases, he has no set appearance in the mind of an adult or child, but is simply a non-specific embodiment of terror. Parents may tell their children that if they misbehave, the bogeyman will get them. Bogeymen may target a specific mischief—for instance, a bogeyman that punishes children who suck their thumbs—or general misbehaviour, depending on what purpose needs serving. Bogeyman tales vary by region. Etymology[edit] Other putative origins[edit] Analogies in other cultures[edit] Sack Man[edit] El Coco[edit] Babau[edit] Butzemann[edit]
Chapter I The Origins of the Vampire Sacred Texts Gothic Index Previous Next Buy this Book at Amazon.com The Vampire, His Kith and Kin , by Montague Summers, [1928], at sacred-texts.com p. 1 THROUGHOUT the whole vast shadowy world of ghosts and demons there is no figure so terrible, no figure so dreaded and abhorred, yet dight with such fearful fascination, as the vampire, who is himself neither ghost nor demon, but yet who partakes the dark natures and possesses the mysterious and terrible qualities of both. John Heinrich Zopfius in his Dissertatio de Uampiris Seruiensibus , Halle, 1733, says: "Vampires issue forth from their graves in the night, attack people sleeping quietly in their beds, suck out all their blood from their bodies and destroy them. p. 2 who, when at the point of death, have been asked if they can tell what is causing their decease, reply that such and such persons, lately dead, have arisen from the tomb to torment and torture them." Par leuibus uentis uolucrique simillima somno.[3] p. 3 Major C. p. 4 p. 5 p. 6
Section I. English-Language Publications of Dracula Dracula, the most important vampire novel of all time, has been in print ever since its appearance in 1897. As a new century of life for it begins, Dracula, now in the public domain, remains in print in some thirty different editions, and in more than two-dozen languages. This work builds on two previous bibliographical explorations of Dracula: Spehner, Norbert. However, this work takes a distinctly different approach. There a was also a third British text, an abridged version of the Constable text issued once in 1901, an extremely important text, as Stoker himself did the abridgment. The arrival of Dracula into the public domain in 1962 (fifty years after the death of author Bram Stoker) prompted numerous reprintings of the three major texts by a variety of publishing houses. Citations Each edition of Dracula in the English language is cited in the chapters below. A. London: Hutchinson & Co., 1897. 392 pp. hb. Westminster: Constable & Co., 1901. 138 pp. pb. 1912 London: W. Rpt.: 1916.
Bugbear A Bugbear is a legendary creature or type of hobgoblin comparable to the bogeyman (or bugaboo), and other creatures of folklore, all of which were historically used in some cultures to frighten disobedient children.[1] Etymology[edit] Its name is derived from a Middle English word "bugge" (a frightening thing), or perhaps the old Welsh word bwg (evil spirit or goblin), [2] or old Scots "bogill" (goblin), and has cognates in German "bögge" or "böggel-mann" (goblin), and most probably also English "bugaboo" and "bogey-man". In medieval England, the Bugbear was depicted as a creepy bear that lurked in the woods to scare children. It was described in this manner in an English translation of a 1565 Italian play The Buggbear.[2] In a modern context, the term bugbear serves as a metaphor for something which is annoying or irritating.[1] It may also mean pet peeve.[3] See also[edit] References[edit]
Astrology Mythology Our movie and soap stars seem larger than life and we set them on a pedestal, watching their lives and loves, triumphs and disasters and falls from grace, in exactly the same way that the ancient Greeks and Romans did with their gods. Carl Jung saw the value of astrology and the archetypes of the planets are an expression of the human condition to which we can all relate. The myths become the stories and legends from where we draw our truths and understandings of our human experience. Mercury After the Sun and the Moon (of which there are many myths and beliefs), Mercury, the planet of communication is named after the Roman Mercury, messenger of the Gods (Hermes in Greek mythology). He was the son of Jupiter and Maia. In ancient Mesopotamia, Mercury was the God Nabu, recording information. He was also the god of travellers and was honoured by a pile of stones at the side of the road, at which each traveller made an addition, still followed by walkers today. Venus Mars Jupiter
In the Blood “Unclean, unclean!” Mina Harker screams, gathering her bloodied nightgown around her. In Chapter 21 of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” Mina’s friend John Seward, a psychiatrist in Purfleet, near London, tells how he and a colleague, warned that Mina might be in danger, broke into her bedroom one night and found her kneeling on the edge of her bed. Bending over her was a tall figure, dressed in black. Later, between sobs, Mina relates what happened. That scene, and Stoker’s whole novel, is still ringing in our ears. In those days, vampires were grotesque creatures. In the summer of 1816, Lord Byron, fleeing marital difficulties, was holed up in a villa on Lake Geneva. The public adored him. Then came Bram (Abraham) Stoker. From that point to the present, there have been more than a hundred and fifty Dracula movies. Today, enthusiasm for vampires seems to be at a new peak. The past half century has also seen a rise in vampire scholarship. What is all this about?
Dybbuk Dybbuk, by Ephraim Moshe Lilien. In Jewish mythology, a dybbuk (Yiddish: דיבוק, from Hebrew adhere or cling[1]) is a malicious possessing spirit believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person.[2][3] It supposedly leaves the host body once it has accomplished its goal, sometimes after being helped.[3] Etymology[edit] "Dybbuk" is an abbreviation of dibbuk me-ru'aḥ ra'ah ("a cleavage of an evil spirit"), or dibbuk min ha-hiẓonim ("dibbuk from the outside"), which is found in man. History[edit] There are other forms of soul transmigration in Jewish mythology. In popular culture[edit] The Dybbuk appears in written fiction in The Inquisitor's Apprentice (2011), a novel by Chris Moriarty. In the comic series Girl Genius, the forcible insertion of the mind of Agatha's mother, the main villain Lucrezia Mongfish/"The Other", into her own was compared to a Dybbuk by one of her followers when reporting the situation to someone else. See also[edit] Further reading[edit] J.H. References[edit]
Blood Money: Why Vampires Are Worth $10 Billion to Our Economy The first three movies in the series grossed about $1.8 billion. Sexy, strong, dangerous and immortal, it seems that vampires have acquired another quality: lucrative. Looking at the various industries that benefit from the genre, 24/7 Wall St. estimates that vampires contributed nearly $10 billion to the economy in modern times. The allure of the current iteration of vampires in pop culture is easy to explain: The contrast between their unnatural gifts and the moral issues with which they are cursed provides nearly endless story opportunities. Novelist Anne Rice told 24/7 Wall St. via email: "I'm dazzled by the ingenuity of writers offering new vampire novels, and making new television programs and films with vampires. The basic concept is extremely rich, and I shouldn't be surprised to see new talent unpack that concept in so many interesting ways." 1. Long before the Twilight series, vampire movies have been popular. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Serious vampire tours can be expensive. 7.