I will be attending the American Folklore Society's conference in Bloomington, Indiana, Oct. 12 to 14. I will be on a panel titled "Fairy Animals, Demonic Beasts, and Fantastic Creatures in International Tradition." My topic will be "Folklore of the Chupacabra," based...
Vampires
Murder Suspect Claims to be Vampire-Werewolf Hybrid
A Florida teenager behind bars as an accessory to a brutal murder believes she's part vampire and part werewolf. Oddly, this is not the first time we've heard this, as I discovered researching this case. You can read the story HERE on Discovery News.
How To Kill a Vampire
Everyone knows how to kill a fictional vampire — a stake through the heart — but does that apply to "real" vampires as well? With so many different claims about vampires, what's a wannabe Buffy to do? The most important issue is to know some of the "rules." Read...