Vampires hold a certain fascination in the hearts of millions of people around the world. Whether they’re in a Hollywood horror film, or tucked neatly inside the pages of a book, vampires tug at a romantic notion that love, or at least the torment of a love lost, can last for eternity. However, for special few, this love for the …
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Established in 1839, Highgate Cemetery is a burial ground in North London holding over 50,000 graves and, according to stories dating back to the 1960s, the home of a vampire. The legend of this blood sucking corpse, commonly referred to as The Highgate Vampire, is fascinating and reported sightings of the monster continue to this day. The earliest sightings occurred …
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There are many theories and conspiracies about what happened at Dyatlov Pass. One more seems like a waste of good speculation yet don’t let that keep you from reading on. What you learn here may scare you but it will be well worth the time. Dyatlov Pass, nestled in the Ororton Mountain Range of the Ural Mountains was just a …
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I’m lost to darkness, thirsty and praying for an end. How can I have so much in one instance and then lose everything the next… I will start at the beginning. I’m a doctor and considered a handsome gent by most and was going to be married to one of the most eligible socialites in London. My best friends took me …
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We recently published a report about the mysterious black eyed children sightings around the world by numerous witnesses, including an accomplished journalist. New stories about encounters with these supernatural creatures continue and we’ve become even more confident they’re a vampire-werewolf hybrid trained to secure food for their bloodsucking parent(s). To make things even more interesting, it’s possible information about the …
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Black eyed children, also referred to as black eyed kids, are an enduring legend which appears to be based on actual facts. After all, even American journalist Brian Bethel detailed his encounter with two of these eerie creatures, and he has been quoted as saying the childlike beings had no pupils or irises in their coal black eyes. It took …
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As discussed before, many people erroneously believe that vampires were first discovered in Romania when in fact, recorded accounts of vampires date back well over a thousands years. This is an understandable mistake given the popularity of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” but a surgeon from Austria in the 1700s was the first person to actually encounter Serbian vampires and live to …
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If you believe vampires retain some (or perhaps most) of their humanity then it’s not a far stretch to argue these creatures would crave love in their life. Although real-life vampires seldom come out of the coffin like their fictional counterparts in the popular TV series “True Blood,” they can still mingle with other creatures of the night ( and …
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Traveling through Latin America can be a great adventure, especially if you’re visiting tourist spots like Cancun, or Acapulco. Most travel agencies have vacation plans to these locations with everything included, as well as the activities that are popular for area in which a vacationer is visiting. However, some people decide to go out on their own instead of sticking …
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If you’ve been reading Monstrum Athenaeum for bit, you’ve no doubt realized we believe monsters are real and we do our best to bring you stories from around the world of sightings and historical reports while trying to have a little fun. We specifically focus on werewolves, vampires, and zombies for many reasons but primarily because the legends of these …
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Monstrum Athenaeum Tearing open the cryptid world of werewolves, vampires & zombies.