Welcome to Lore Legends, a subset of lore episodes that explore the strange tales we whisper in the dark,

even if they can't always be proven by the history books.

So if you're ready, let's begin. There are monsters everywhere. From the big screen to our mobile devices. It seems we can't escape the subject of our fascination.

Stories about monsters and the people they frighten are just as popular as ever.

And of course pop culture is filled with all manner of examples.

From demonic spirits and friendly ghosts to wolfmen and zombies.

Literature and film have all the ammunition they need to show us the darker side of the world.

But of all the various characters filling the page and stage,

no figure has captured the imagination of more generations than one,

the vampire.

They been portrayed as debonair and sensual, and as terrifying and brutal.

Honestly, no matter how they're presented to us, we still gravitate toward their stories.

Perhaps it's the idea of immortality or the intimate

way they kill their victims. Whatever the draw, we can't seem to look away.

Hollywood has shown us that vampires can be a lot of things to a lot of people.

And with each passing year, more and more branches are grafted onto that ancient tree,

a tree, as you know, with deep and twisted roots.

If we go back far enough, though, we can find all sorts of stories about evil people who

thirsted for blood, causing their neighbors to question the inevitability of death, and those legends

never lose their bite, no matter how old they are.

But the stories from the past suggest that something darker is lurking in the shadows.

And if you're ready, I'd like to take you on a hunt.

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