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The myth of the bloodsucking vampire has stalked humans from ancient Mesopotamia to 18th-Century CE Eastern Europe, but it has differed in the terrifying details. So, how did we arrive at the popular image we know, love and fear today? And what truly makes a vampire...a vampire? Michael Molina digs up the science and the superstition.
Lesson by Michael Molina, animation by The Moving Company Animation Studio.
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APA Style
TED-Ed. (2021, March 22). Vampires: Folklore, Fantasy & Fact - Michael Molina. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2327/vampires-folklore-fantasy--fact---michael-molina/
Chicago Style
TED-Ed. "Vampires: Folklore, Fantasy & Fact - Michael Molina." World History Encyclopedia, March 22, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2327/vampires-folklore-fantasy--fact---michael-molina/.
MLA Style
TED-Ed. "Vampires: Folklore, Fantasy & Fact - Michael Molina." World History Encyclopedia, 22 Mar 2021, https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2327/vampires-folklore-fantasy--fact---michael-molina/.
