Vampire Myths

Vampire Myths: Real or Fake?

November 11, 2011

Vampire mania is about to kick into high gear with the Breaking Dawn Part 1 premiere Monday, and then Friday's theater release of the first half of the final Twilight flick! We can already here the Twihard screams. But before the Cullens there was Buffy, and before Buffy there was Count Dracula, and before Count Dracula there were the undead of folklore. We've gone back and investigated some of the more ancient vampire myths, and rounded them up in this quiz. You'll see that the history of vampires is more spooky than sparkly. Find out if you can spot the real myths from the fake!

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23 Comments

myhousemd 1 year 26 weeks

5/6. I got the last wrong, against my better judgment. I just think apples are delicious, and therefore everyone should be buried with one in their mouth. Oh, and yes, I am a vampire.

whats her name 1 year 26 weeks

I'm slightly embarrassed to admit that I got 6/6 correct... darn you, addictive History Channel folklore specials!!!

juicebox07 1 year 27 weeks

I got 4/6.

3 years 24 weeks

Need more information?

doogirl 3 years 25 weeks

6/6, and I hate all things vampire! Go figure!

Miss Senorita 3 years 25 weeks

3/6

holysnap 3 years 25 weeks

3/6..:-[

gamestomper 6 3 years 25 weeks

3/6 - oh well, the only vampire to steal my heart was barnabus collin. :shrug:

peacelove7 3 years 25 weeks

6/6 i am such a good guesser!!!

3 years 25 weeks

You answered 6 out of 6 questions correctly Nice! Are you sure you're not a vampire? :D

Akasha 3 years 25 weeks

3/6 How do you bury someone upside down? Does this involve digging a very very deep hole and putting them in head first? How do you keep them from crumpling into a pile on their head? Is there a special pole you tie the feet to to keep them upside down? I makes sense though it's tough enough to dig your way out of a grave but if you have to dig yourself out from being head first in it it must suck. Not to mention all the blood is rushing to your head while trying to do it.

MorbidAngel 3 years 25 weeks

5/6, not too bad.

ayuninur 3 years 25 weeks

meh! 3/6

BorgesMarquez 3 years 25 weeks

can we combine them "Real Fake" would b my answer

Soniabonya 3 years 25 weeks

4/6. Damn it. I want to shove that stupid apple in Ed's mouth and bury him upside down.

biarose 3 years 25 weeks

That's also probably a reason early descriptions of vampires did not have fangs.. because people didn't really have fangs.. so then they couldn't really accuse people of being vampires.

biarose 3 years 25 weeks

weffie- they're not really fake though because people actually actively believed in vampires and therefore did those things to people. Just like the burned "witches" and the stake and stuff.

HoneyBrown1976 3 years 25 weeks

I got 5/6. But, then again, I'm a fangbanger, so there. Of course, I'd get the vampires are sterile question wrong. Maybe I'll have to carry protection.

staple salad 3 years 25 weeks

3/6 Though, I prefer the historical connotations of the development of the European vampire mythos rather than the practice or the vampires in and of themselves (just know enough to know that vampires should never, ever, ever, ever sparkle. Seriously. I find that highly offensive).