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Vampires: The Rise of Dracula

Documentary

TV-14

52

Oct 5, 2015

The popularity of Dracula cemented the vampire into fiction and popular culture, and was supplemented by the invention of cinema.

Season 1, 7 episodes

season 1 (7 episodes)

Vampires: From Folklore to Literature,

The presence of vampires throughout history, culminating in the writing of Bram Stoker's Dracula, literature's most famous bloodsucker.

Vampires: The Rise of Dracula,

The popularity of Dracula cemented the vampire into fiction and popular culture, and was supplemented by the invention of cinema.

The idea of the dead coming back to life haunted stories for centuries.

The Spirit World,

The idea of a parallel world of the spirits has persisted since the beginning of civilization. Ghosts returning to earth, or remaining as echoes of the past, are explored in this episode.

Humans have always sought justification for the presence of evil in the world. Demons, in their various incarnations through religious descriptions, folklore, and literature, are often cited as the source.

Witches in popular culture have a particularly insidious origin - religious persecution. In later years, the image of a witch has evolved - both through pop culture, and greater religious freedom.

Werewolves and Shapeshifters,

In this final episode, the role shapeshifters have played in stories and legends is explored. The evolution of the concept eventually brought us Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Wolf Man.

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Monsters Among Us

Documentary

TV-14

1

53

Monsters. Ghosts. Zombies. From horror movies to Halloween, we see the creatures that go bump in the night everywhere, but where did they come from? The primal fears of our ancestors fueled the stories that lived on through legend, page, and screen.

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