# Vampires Old Column

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vampires-old-column/257107>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [July 27, 2004, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vampires-old-column/257107 "2004-07-27T15:34:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jaberkaty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2acd7d/32.png) [@Jaberkaty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaberkaty)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vampires-old-column/257107/1 "2004-07-27T15:34:58Z")

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[http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a990507.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a990507.html)

In the above column and others like it (the one on Dracula) there was speculation on vamps. There’s a great book on the subject called Vampires, Burial, & Death, by Paul Barber. It’s a historical look at vampires, and the mentality that surounded the idea death and burial at the time when vampire folklore was prevelant. It’s a good read, at any rate.