In 1909, the Moulin Rouge Girls of the Big Burlesque Company performed the “Vampire Dance” in front of hundreds of Munsonians ...

From “Dracula” to “True Blood,” vampires are a spooky story staple that just won’t die. Elements of science and medicine are also woven throughout vampire mythology, which once served as an ...

Few creatures have captured the human imagination as vampires have. These immortal bloodsuckers have been part of folklore across nearly every culture in the world for centuries, but their cinematic ...

Of all the mythical creatures featured in popular culture, vampires are the best. Fact. Some of them have a moral compass and others decidedly don't, but they all share a certain panache. Here are our ...

In the history of vampire legends, the Highgate incident is a modern phenomenon. It has less to do with the desire to control a community’s health and a lot more in common with modern scares, like the ...

After years of going nowhere, in an apparent last-ditch effort to get the film made, Rice herself took a crack at the script. She made one major change to the story—the character of Louis was now ...

The following is an excerpt from Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans by Bill Schutt. When you purchase products through the Bookshop.org link on this page, Science Friday earns ...

Ava DuVernay’s stirringly humanistic adaptation of “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” streaming on Hulu and actor Andrew McCarthy reconnecting with some of his fellow Brat Pack alum for the ...