The remains of a 17th-century woman were recently found during an archaeological dig at a Polish cemetery in the village of Pien. The skeleton, which is being dubbed a vampire, was unearthed wearing a ...

“Could this 500-year-old skull belong to an ancient flesh-eating corpse?” Maybe! National Geographic investigates, with “one of the most thorough forensic investigations ever conducted of a true ...

Vampires came when folk tradition filled the void of scientific knowledge. In this illustration, men gather a gravesite to kill a purported vampire. Leemage / Corbis via Getty Images In 1721, London ...