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Mercy Brown's grave

It’s not just witches. New England has a history with vampires, too.

Arts, Culture & Media

The Mercy Brown incident was the last known case of The New England Vampire panic. This particular brand of folklore was a variant on a practice born in places like Romania, Hungary and Germany.

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

An American spaghetti western puts Iranian vampire on the big screen

Culture

Latest Twilight movie hits movie screens across America

Arts, Culture & Media

Hollywood’s crush on British vampires

Arts, Culture & Media

Halloween science

Environment
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Movies to see this holiday season

Arts, Culture & Media

“Boston Globe” film critic Ty Burr reviews some of the films to be seen during this year’s holiday season.

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Does Your Zombie Have Rabies?

Arts, Culture & Media

‘The vampire myth, the werewolf myth, and the zombie myth,’ Bill Wasik tells Kurt Andersen, ‘are all saliva-born infections that manifest as a contagious animal essence. Rabies is the only thing in nature that really acts that way.’

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True Vampires of New Haven

Arts, Culture & Media

Studio 360’s Eric Molinsky has learned that being a vampire isn’t as easy or attractive as pop culture would have us believe.

The Blood Feeders

For a sanguivore, it’s a gory life ?and the future’s not that bright, either.

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‘True Blood’ and the Spread of Viral Advertising

Arts, Culture & Media

Viral marketing campaigns have changed the way the entertainment industry lures audiences. The Takeaway is joined by Steve Wax, a managing partner at Campfire ad agency, and Brian Morrissey, Digital Editor for Ad Week magazine.

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