Jan 6, 2018
The Vampire has fascinated Western Europe from the early 1700s,
but the tradition was a real part of Eastern European lives for a
considerable time before that. In the last three centuries,
the icon has been taken up in art of all kinds – literature, film
and graphics – and it has had a lasting effect on fashion and
culture. But what is the authentic story behind tales of the
predatory, living dead, and can we understand a little more about
being human by studying these accounts? We will look at recent
attempts to understand the folklore and try to work out how an
Eastern European ritual made its way to late nineteenth century New
England, USA.
Deborah Hyde wants to know why we believe in things that probably
aren't there. What's the story behind the folkore of the macabre,
from fairies to ghosts to werewolves to vampires? Using history,
folklore and psychology, she has spent many years writing, talking
and broadcasting to shine a light on the dark half of our
psyches.
Editor of The Skeptic Magazine - http://www.skeptic.org.uk
http://www.deborahhyde.com
Twitter -
@jourdemayne