When the air gets a chill in the morning, the days shorten and the maples start dropping their leaves, the talk in New England turns to ghost stories. Going all the way back to the first Colonists, ...

Just in time for spooky season, archaeologists have unleashed grisly new information about how a “real-life vampire” spent her final moments. An elite female “vampire” who died some 350 years ago was ...

Polish archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a woman thought to be a vampire. The grave for the female ‘vampire’ dates back to the 17th century, when fears about people returning from the dead ...

A sharp sickle was placed across her neck, ready to decapitate her should she jolt awake after death, and a padlock was put around her big toe. That’s what scientists found when they excavated the ...

PIEN, Poland (WKRC) - Archaeologists discovered the remains of a female “vampire” in a graveyard with a sickle around her neck. Professor Dariusz Poliski led the archaeological dig with Nicholas ...

For decades, the unmarked grave of the legendary vampire lay forgotten beneath a stand of trees. In a strange way, this may have contributed to his eternal power. The legends and rumors about Schreck ...

This article is part of an effort to resurface Globe readers’ most loved stories or timeless reports you might have missed. It was originally published on Oct. 26, 2023. It was updated on Oct. 30, ...

Archaeologists in Poland uncovered the grave of a 17th century child buried with an “anti-vampire” lock, officials said. Photo from Nicolaus Copernicus University Around 400 years ago, a young child ...

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