The document discusses the question of whether vampires really exist by exploring both sides of the argument. It notes that some believe vampires could have been real people who were misdiagnosed as dead or acted strangely due to rabies. However, others argue that vampire stories come from fiction and there is no scientific evidence they exist. The document also considers a middle view that some historical accounts could suggest vampires may have been real. It then explores how vampires are described in folklore and debates their origins and global legends throughout history.

1. By. Koushik Dutta

3.  Do you think vampires
really exist?
 How do vampires
survive?
 Can humans and
vampires exist at the
same time?
 Here are some
questions I have…

4.  How long it would take vampires to take over this
school?
• How long before they would take over
your town?
• How long it would take for vampires to
take over the USA?

5. Yes
Rabies could have
made people act
Crazy
Some people might
appear dead and
then seem to come
back to life
Some people may
have been buried
alive
Are Vampires Real?
No
The things we
know about
vampires come
from fiction
(imaginary) stories
Science experts
who study
vampires say they
don’t exist
Vampire stories
were spread by
rumour
Maybe
There were several
stories of people
who acted like
vampires in the
1700’s
A student of
religion wrote a
well-researched
report that said
vampires probably
do exist

6.  Smarter, quicker, faster healing, more physically
aware, speed
 Pale, blood might be seen seeping from mouth or
nose, generally no fangs
 Some cultures vampires do not have a reflection,
no shadow, do not come out in the sunlight, might
lack a soul
 They have seen hurtling stones over houses, and
moving around object in a house

7.  Early 18th century
 Back to Ancient Assyria and Babylonia
 Romania and Hungary 16th century
 English word ‘’Vampire’’ 1730

8.  Legends in Balkans, Western and Eastern Europe
 Romania
 Greece
 France- Vampyre
 German- Vampir
 Cultures: Mesopotamians, Hebrews, Ancient
Greeks, and Romans

9.  When Austria gained control of Northern Serbia and
Oltenia, officials noted local practice of exhuming bodies
and killing vampires (1718). These repots received
widespread publicity (1725-1732)
 People buried corpses upside down and put earthy objects
near the grave to satisfy and demons wanting to take over
the body

10.  People were being accused of vampirism
 People found bloated rotting corpses
 People would use garlic to keep vampires away
 Ancient Aztecs used to pour blood into the mouth
of there idols
 China family guard a corpse the night before burial
to keep a cat or dog from jumping over it

11.  People thought they were evil
 People think it’s vampire spirits that enter a body to
make them become a vampire
 Greeks called them Vrykolakas
 Romans called them Strigoi

12.  Europe and Chinese believe the evil spirits will count
grain or rice if they leave it out

13.  If our nerves send stronger more efficient faster
signals; it could make us move faster, make us more
smarter, more observant, and have sharper reflexes.
This may result in pain receptors working harder;
which would make us more sensitive to heat (the sun)
and loud noises.
 Blood gets transferred to the brain and muscles
causing paleness and muscles to become strong

14.  I believe that Vampires do exist.
 Firstly, There has been lots of stories; some of them
could be true.
 Secondly, The stories go back along time, and back
then lots of people believed in them.
 Finally, If our brain sends stronger and faster signals; it
could make us like a vampire.