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    Original Vampire Lore
    According to Ukrainian and Romanian tradition these can result in a vampire!

  • People that talk to themselves have 2 souls, only one passes on after death!


  • Watch out for 7th sons of 7th sons.


  • Children born with a red caul (amniotic membrane covering the head) will become vampires at death.


  • Children born with teeth.


  • When a cat or dog walks over a fresh grave.


  • Improper burial rights result in an angry soul which rises to take revenge!


  • Anyone who dies as a result of murder or suicide.


  • Unfinished business is a cause for the undead to haunt the world.


  • If you steal someone’s shadow, by putting a nail through it's head on a wall, they will become a vampire.


  • A grave that's to shallow, may be unhallowed!


  • Protecting Yourself from a Vampire

  • A vampire is described in original folklore as being flushed and ruddy, with swollen bodies and bloated faces. Often, they can be identified because they're sitting up in the grave.


  • The most well known way to defend yourself from a vampire is with garlic or a holy symbol.


  • Vampires cannot cross running water.


  • A vampire can be slowed down by being given a menial task, such as picking up spilled seeds. They are very compulsive.


  • If you locate a vampires corpse give it a bottle of whiskey or some food so that it does not have to travel.


  • Vampires cannot enter your home without an invitation.


  • Of course there is the last option. You can always take the initiative and kill them, this can be done in the traditional way of sticking a stake through the heart, and removing the head. Or shooting them in the heart with a silver bullet.
    (Whew.. finally done, lot of vampire facts.)