CHAPTER 1 THE WORLD’S MOST VILE Vampires A vampire is a vile supernatural creature with legendary powers Myths tell of the undead arising from their coffins at night A vampire’s sharp fangs pierce human skin to drink the blood of its prey
Nosferatu is another name for a vampire
CHAPTER 2 History Most vampire history comes from Eastern European stories However people and cultures all over the world have tales of vampires and vampire like creatures Stories of a nighttime vampire like creature called the bogey owl were told in the late 1800s
An illustration from 1893 shows a gathering of vampires and demons Many European legends say vampires turn into bats However there are other tales that claim vampires can become rats owls moths foxes or wolves
