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The first vampire story was invented to explain why someone looked tired and avoided sunlight. Relatable.

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Vampire stories come from folklore across many cultures. The modern literary vampire emerged in early 19th-century works such as Polidori's The Vampyre, followed by Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1897.

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