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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

William of Newburgh was born in 1136 in the Yorkshire town of Bridlington but as a youth moved to the Augustinian Priory at Newburgh where he lived for the rest of his life.  From an early age, his superiors in the priory realized he had great scholarly talents and urged him to make use of them.  His life’s work was …

Vampires are cryptids steeped in legend and mystery which, really, is what Monstrum Athenaeum is all about. Dating back thousands of years, vampires have both terrified us and captured our imaginations. Vampire lore has been cobbled together from the fragments of whispers and dark tales. Hard to verify but equally hard to dismiss, their lore is based on those written or spoken accounts of events handed …

Of the millions of conspiracy probabilities floating around throughout history, combined with unsolved crimes and suspicious happenings, none could be more fascinating than that of Jack the Ripper. London, England in the year 1888, Jack the Ripper stalked the east end streets during the late summer and into the early autumn; claiming five victims and then disappearing into the mists …

Vampires come in all shapes and sizes, colors and creeds. That being said, what makes mortals think the only places they can be found is sleeping in coffins? Although they sometimes do sleep in coffins, this isn’t their whole day… er… I mean night. They can be found in a vast number of places and anywhere people normally congregate. Below …

The world is full of horror movies that get the old’ brain thinking, “Could this really happen?” Well, chances are if you think it could be based on reality then it probably holds some water. From Bram Stoker’s Dracula, to the Werewolf of London, to Zombieland, these ideas were based on older legends, but with a modern twist. Well, modern …