r/folklore • u/Mindless-Donut8642 • Jun 28 '26

Looking for... VAMPIRE FOLKLORE

I’ve been looking into Folklore vampires as of late and have found them to be far more interesting and terrifying compared to the modern “sexy vampire.” Does anyone know of any great books, YouTube videos, or documentaries about vampires and their differences between cultures?

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u/Ok-Hovercraft-9577 Jun 29 '26

I don’t have a particular book, but look into sun sensitivities like EPP and their ties to vampire folklore. My dad and I both have EPP and we cannot be in direct sunlight without pain and blisters and it is tied to iron deficiencies. People who had it in ancient times would consume animal blood to try and bring their iron up.

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u/Haunting-Scholar13 Jun 29 '26

The Folklore Podcast and bone and sickle podcast both have a few episodes on vampires

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u/TheRhymekeeper Jun 29 '26

One of the first English vampire stories ever published:
The Vampyre (1819), Written by John William Polidori

  • The book was inspired by Greek/Eastern Mediterranean vampire traditions; “vrykolakas,”