News tagged with ancient vampire

Long before Halloween became popular, ancient Greeks and Romans enjoyed good scary stories

Centuries before movie and television audiences thrilled to tales of werewolves, vampires and wizards and Halloween became the second biggest celebration of the year, the ancient Greeks and Romans were spinning ...

Other Sciences / Other

Oct 17, 2011 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 1

Italy dig unearths female 'vampire' in Venice

(AP) -- An archaeological dig near Venice has unearthed the 16th-century remains of a woman with a brick stuck between her jaws - evidence, experts say, that she was believed to be a vampire. The unusual ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Mar 14, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (7) | 2