The blood of the young possesses special healing properties that disappear as we get older.
Researchers believe that six alleged vampires unearthed in Poland may have been cholera victims.
A psychology lecturer is carrying out the first ever online academic study in to the lives of vampires.
The remains were found during the excavation of a marketplace in Poland's West Pomeranian Province.
Injecting someone with blood from a younger person could help to stave off the ageing process.
Four skeletons unearthed in southern Poland are believed to have been subject to a vampire burial.
Doctors in Turkey have detailed the case of a man who exhibited all the traits of a real-life vampire.
Sales of garlic have skyrocketed after an alert was issued to warn people about a vampire on the loose.
Where did our fascination with fictional monsters such as vampires and werewolves actually originate ?
The skeleton was discovered with a number of metal spikes through its shoulders, heart and ankles.
Pegomastax would have lived 200 million years ago and could shed light on the evolution of other species.
Scientists have revealed new details about a truly bizarre creature based on 30 years of research.
The Royal Armouries museum obtained the box containing everything you need to fight vampires.
Two medieval skeletons with iron stakes through their chests have been discovered in Bulgaria.
Politicians in India have offered a $2000 reward to anyone who manages to catch a vampire.
The forests of Puerto Rico are said to be home to the infamous and enigmatic goat-sucking Chupacabra.
A prehistoric species of flying reptile might have feasted upon the blood of large dinosaurs.
Nicolas Cage has been likened to a man in an old civil war photograph taken in 1870.
A woman in Florida was arrested after biting a man in a wheelchair while claiming to be a vampire.
A man has been arrested in Texas for breaking in to a woman's house and biting her on the neck.