How the vampire got his teeth

On Halloween, Richard Sugg reveals how early stories of death from paralysing nightmares morphed into tales of vampires

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October 31, 2013
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May 27, 2015
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#1 Submitted by mgpiety on October 31, 2013 - 2:52pm
The vampire appears to be a very ancient archetype. There's an interesting connection between the legend of Ahasverus (or "the Wandering Jew") and vampires. See: http://pietyonkierkegaard.com/2011/02/25/ahasverus-and-vampires/

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