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Marvel's First Vampire is Also Pop Culture's First Vampire (Pre-Dating Dracula)
Blade's true identity is revealed as Varnae, the first vampire, possessing the Daywalker's body and manipulating events. Varnae's name references the 1845 penny dreadful Varney the Vampire ...
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Bitten by a vampire
In 1847, Scotsman James Malcolm Rymer added to vampire lore with his pulp novel Varney the Vampire. Ryder’s corpse-like protagonist had fangs, superhuman strength, and powers of hypnosis.
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Smash-Hit 'Nosferatu' Isn't Getting a Sequel — But Something Even Better
In 1897, Bram Stoker's Dracula actually redefined the vampire genre, which was previously dominated by Varney the Vampire in 1847, and 1819 by John William Polidori's The Vampyre. But, for the ...