September 23, 2007 -- Bloofer, a.k.a. Elizabeth Milller, is recognized internationally for her expertise on Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula -- its origins in folklore, literature and history, as well as its influence on the cultrue of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. She's now started a blog.

May 15, 2007 (NBC11.com / San Jose, CA) -- An essay fictionalizing murder has a San Jose State University professor no longer conducting his writing class. English professor Mitch Berman said Tuesday that in light of the tragedy at Virginia Tech, he did not feel safe teaching the course, NBC11's Daniel Garza reported.

On Dominica there exists a creature known as the soucoyan. The "official" explanation of this creature's origin is that it is a curious combination of West African spiritualism and 18th Century Catholicism.

Xiuhcoatl

(Dominatio)

 

January 23, 2003 - Vampire fans are gathering in Germany in the hope of being voted Mr and Mrs Dracula. The competition is part of the annual three-day Vampire Congress, held in Fernwald forest, Hessen.