You have heard of Dracula, but have you heard of Lord Ruthven? 70 years or more before Bram Stoker's novel was the story of Lord Ruthven, a Vampyre. There are many different stories of plagiarism and betrayal in how the novel came to be written and published. But one thing that cannot be denied, it is the story of a vampyre, a real vampyre. It is also a story of love and betrayal.
Soon afterwards other authors were putting vampires in their stories, go figure....
But really, vampires have existed for thousands and thousands of years....n Even before this, throughout India, South America and as far back as M
ayans and Sumerians.