Vampire

Rare 'vampire' skeleton unearthed in Nottinghamshire

The skeleton dating from 550-700 AD found buried in the ancient minster town of Southwell, Nottinghamshire has shed light on rare 'vampire' burials in Britain.

Neil Gaiman's ode to vampires

Here is Gaiman's one and only piece of writing on vampires. It's an exquisite sestina.

Tales of the living dead

Stephanie Meyer may have turned vampire tales into sappy love stories. But in the old literary tradition, Vampires have always represented the sinister other.