hauntmaster
04-19-2006, 02:05 PM
The Romanians actually called vampires "Strigoi" and "are seen as ghosts, undead, immaterial things; they are usually a recently buried member of the family, who returns to haunt their relatives and drain their life forces, sometimes in dreams. In order to bring peace to the family and to the undead itself, some "rituals" need to be performed. This according to a story I found online by Massimo Polidoro. Check out the rest of the story by clicking on the link below:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060414/sc_space/insearchoftherealdracula
... pretty interesting stuff!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060414/sc_space/insearchoftherealdracula
... pretty interesting stuff!