Trumbull Library talk to unearth New England's vampire legends

Exeter, R.I., where Leniency L. Brown is buried, was the site of the most famous New England vampire story. The Trumbull Library will be hosting a talk led by the Orange-based Smoking Gun Digging

Irish folklore inspires author

Growing up in an Irish relatives, Veronica (Rust) Breville was always fascinated by the traditional folklore that has now found its way into her first book, “A Banshee’s Chronicle.”

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Author adds science fiction to traditional werewolf stories

State-shifting wolves are part of American Indian lore, but don't expect to learn about inborn cultures from the "Twilight" saga.

Although best-selling author Stephenie Meyer borrowed elements of constitutional legends when writing the popular vampire books, author Joseph Bruchac said the pop mores phenomenon has insulted some people in the Pacific Northwest, where the books are set.

15 reasons you can see 'Twilight' without shame

The “Dark’’ series has often been assailed by critics, but Sue Weaver Schopf, associate dean for the Principal of Liberal Arts program at Harvard Extension School, isn’t one of them. Since she’s teaching a by all means titled “The Vampire in Literature and Film,’’ we asked Schopf why people should see “Breaking Lighten Part 1,’’ which opens tomorrow. She came up with 15 egghead (and not-so-scholarly) reasons.

In Mythology & Folklore: What Kills/turns A Vampire Victim–blood ...

There is the Carpathian’s who are equitable another species of Good Samaritan who chance to be blood drinkers and the Atlantian’s who are, you guessed it, from Atlantis, and have nano technology in their blood that keeps the juvenile, fine fettle and...

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Daughter of the Stars: “Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side ...

The contributor,  named Buddy,  recommends the following to administer the coup de gr a werewolf, should you scarcity to skilled in by the next full moon: Silver plate. You’ll see this in almost any big that you watchman on the alert for...

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