The document discusses the question of whether vampires are real by examining the history of vampire legends around the world. It notes that vampire stories date back thousands of years to ancient civilizations like Sumeria, Egypt, Greece and Rome which had their own versions of blood-drinking creatures. Throughout history, various cultures from Australia to Asia have believed in different types of vampires. Some modern theories suggest that certain reported vampires may actually be aliens visiting from other planets. The document concludes that whether vampires exist depends on one's definition of vampires and which types one considers possible.

1. Are Vampires Real?
Many people ask themselves: 'Are vampires real? You might think that it would be
mostly children who would ask this question, but many adults wonder about it
too. Many people think that the vampire legends started with Vlad the Impaler of
the Dark Ages or Bram Stoker in the Victorian era, but the stories go back a lot
Further than that.
How far back depends on your definition of the blood-sucking creatures for there
have been many types of vampires throughout history. Just about the earliest
vampire that many Westerners will have in the most sacred Book on their
bookshelves will be Lilith, who is mentioned in the Bible (Isaiah: 34:14) and
the Jewish Torah, but she ate children and probably derived from the even
earlier Sumerian Lilitu.
So, are vampires real? It is certainly true that some people all over the world
have thought so for thousands of years. The Aborigines in Australia have the
Talamaur, who is less fussy about the age of its victims. The Europeans have had
Incubus and Succubus for thousands of years too, males and females who would
visit humans in their beds and drain them of energy 'one way or another', but
often with a bit of the other.
Ancient Egypt had Sekhmet, Rome had the Stix and Ancient Greece, the tale of
Menippus. Asia is not without its many types of vampires either. China has the
'Hopping Corpse' and Thailand Pee Pob. So, as you can see, when asking the
question: 'Do vampires exist?' you really have to take into account that many
people believe that there are many different types of vampires.
There have been quite a few 'witch hunts' throughout history by people and even
nations who asked themselves: 'Do vampires exist?' and 'Are vampires real?' In
1721 there was widespread panic in East Prussia, and in the Hapsburg Empire from
1725 to 1734. There was also a lot of concern in various parts of New England
(America) in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries that focussed on Rhode
Island and Connecticut.
More recently there have been outbreaks of fear in Mexico and other South
American countries, and parts of the old Soviet Union, particularly in Russia,
where people claim to have seen a Chupacabra (goat-sucker). These creatures,
they say, suck the blood out of livestock over night.
Throughout time, people who have thought about these many types of vampires have
wondered whether they are from 'our world'. In the ancient past, before people
knew about other planets and space travel, they speculated that vampires came
from a different dimension or time, that they were the 'undead' and so sought
ways of preventing them from roaming the surface of the planet.
However, nowadays, those that believe that various types of vampires do exist,
suggest that they may be aliens from another planet who have been living among
us for millennia. Now, some people are saying that the chupacabras are aliens
too, but relatively recent visitors.
So, do vampires exist? Are vampires real? I suppose it depends on what you mean
by 'vampire' and what types of vampires you think that there are.
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