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Chapter 7
Twoquotesgreetedmeonthehomepage:
Throughoutthevastshadowyworldofghostsanddemonsthereisnofiguresoterrible,nofiguresodreadedandabhorred,yetdightwithsuchfearfulfascination,asthevampire,whoishimselfneitherghostnordemon,butyetwhopartakesthedarknaturesandpossessesthemysteriousandterriblequalitiesofboth.-Rev.MontagueSummers
Ifthereisinthisworldawell-attestedaccount,itisthatofthevampires.Nothingislacking:officialreports,affidavitsofwell-knownpeople,ofsurgeons,ofpriests,ofmagistrates;thejudicialproofismostcomplete.Andwithallthat,whoistherewhobelievesinvampires?-Rousseau
Therestofthesitewasanalphabetizedlistingofallthedifferentmythsofvampiresheldthroughouttheworld.ThefirstIclickedon,theDanag,wasaFilipinovampiresupposedlyresponsibleforplantingtaroontheislandslongago.ThemythcontinuedthattheDanagworkedwithhumansformanyyears,butthepartnershipendedonedaywhenawomancutherfingerandaDanagsuckedherwound,enjoyingthetastesomuchthatitdrainedherbodycompletelyofblood.
Ireadcarefullythroughthedescriptions,lookingforanythingthatsoundedfamiliar,letaloneplausible.Itseemedthatmostvampiremythscenteredaroundbeautifulwomenasdemonsandchildrenasvictims;theyalsoseemedlikeconstructscreatedtoexplainawaythehighmortalityratesforyoungchildren,andtogivemenanexcuseforinfidelity.Manyofthestoriesinvolvedbodilessspiritsandwarningsagainstimproperburials.
