... lore, myths, and stories follow Count Dracula and the Vampire history. Published works about Vampires came out as early as 1819. The Vampyre by Dr. John Polidori, a friend of Lord Byron's, and Carmilla, a short story, by Sheridan Le Fanu in 1871 Vampirism has plagued folk lore since ancient times, and traces of Vampirism can be found as far as East China ... ...

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