In addition to undead strigoi, referred to as strigoi mort, people also feared living vampires, or strigoi viu. Strigoi viu were cursed living people who were doomed to become strigoi mort when they died. Babies born with abnormalities, such as a tail-like protrusion or a bit of fetal membr...
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... when cases were referred to me I usually sought the help of a laywoman in the archdiocese who possessed a gift for discerning spirits. In her view, and also mine, none of the people I brought to her were victims of possession; none of them, in other words, were in need of for...
The most notable demon vampires were the Russianupirand the Greekvrykolakas. In these traditions, sinners, unbaptized babies and other people outside the Christian faith were more likely to be reanimated after death. Those who practiced witchcraft were particularly susceptible because they had already...
While it isn't the worst thing to do, it's usually done wrong. Don't let a ship be the sole reason your OC was created! Avoid creating OC's just to "go with the crowd". Creating vampires, werewolves, and skeleton kids just because everyone seems to love them is a waste of your...
But did Vlad really do all that stuff? It is true that the sources for those stories of Vlad’s bad behavior were created by his political enemies, who might have had reason to libel his name. Did they fabricate his litany of crimes? Anew exhibitionin Romania claims so. Was Dracula, as...
t quite right, and didn’t offer the range of experiences Rare were looking for – but that Players Creating Stories Together very much did. So they went back to the literal drawing board. They toyed with various settings: games about dinosaurs, vampires, and more. But one idea stuck fast...
Maybe the supernatural elements like ghosts or vampires will set your spooky story apart. Whatever key elements you chose to include in your scary story, here are a few pointers on how to write a scary story to get you started. (And to see ourcomplete guide on writing a short story, cli...
Vampires are some of the more popular strong, dark, handsome, and rich types. Augmented humans are another set that fit that bill — they have been made to be stronger and more intelligent than normal men. Then there are demons and an endless variation of humanoid mythical creatures (...
In the Van Helsing season 3 premiere Vanessa learns there are four vampires known as Elders, each of whom possess a totem. When these totems are brought together they will release the Dark One – the ruler of all vampires –who will bring about an event known as the “final darkness” th...