Myths about Vampires. From Ghouls and Aspens to Iron Teeth and Van Helsing

The image of the reanimated corpse, rising from the grave to feed on human blood and prolong its earthly existence, has long been firmly rooted in European culture. It finally crystallized in the last century in the pages of Bram Stoker's «Dracula».
But how did people portray vampires in folk beliefs and legends around the world? This book collects historical evidence and folklore from different cultures, allowing us to understand why our ancestors believed in vampires, how they imagined them, and how they protected themselves from them.
Claude Lecouteux — a French philologist and medievalist, honorary professor and head of the department of literature and culture of medieval Germanic peoples at the Sorbonne University."