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Motif III.A: Diet

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Motif III.A.1: Human Blood Abbott, G. (1903) cited J. Perkowski (2006: 394, 395); Afanas’ev, A. (1869) in J. Perkowski (2006: 195, 197, 198); Calmet, D. (1759) in J. Perkowski (2006: 122, 133); du Boulay, J. (1982) in A. Dundes (1988: 87, 93); “Dubrovnik Criminal Court Transcript" (from events in 1737-1738) cited in J. Perkowski (2006: 404);Fine, J. (1987) in A. Dundes (1998: 58); Machal, J (1918) in J. Perkowski (2006: 75); Marinov, D. (1914) in J. Perkowski (2006: 536); Anonymous (1823) in Dracula’s Precursors (2011: 32, 36, 52, 53); Crawford, A. (1891: 66); de Lamothe-Langon (1825: 19, 22, 23, 82, 89, 90, 94, 95, 134, 201, 235); de Maupassant, G. (1887) in L. Shepard (Ed.) (1977: 94, 106); Dumas, A. (1849: 50); Feval, P. (1875: 46, 75, 78, 89, 105, 107, 127, 166, 171); Gautier, T. (1836: 28, 29); Gilbert, W. (1867) in Dracula’s Precursors (2011: 90, 91, 97); Le Fanu (1871) in L. Shepard (1977: 20, 37, 38, 41, 49, 83); Loring, F. (1900) in L. Shepard (1977: 157); Nisbet, H. (1900: 4, 7); Polidori, J. (1819) in Three Tales of the Undead (2012: 45); Rymer, J. (1847) in C. Herr (2008: 37, 38, 45, 170, 171, 172, 648, 656, 700, 743); Stoker, B. (1897) in J. Riquelme (2002: 62, 63, 112, 244, 287, 311); Tieck, J. (1819: 19-20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 34); Tolstoy, A. (1841) in L. Kuehl (1969: 10, 55, 62, 63, 65, 90); Tolstoy, A. (1884) in L. Kuehl (1969: 96, 116, 124). Benson, E. (1912) in L. Shepard (Ed.) (1977: 197, 198);Benson, E. (1912) in L. Shepard (1977: 197); Benson, E. (1920) in L. Shepard (Ed.) (1977: 240, 246); Bronte, C., & Erwin, S. (2010: 1, 4, 8, 20, 23, 29, 30-31, 38, 105, 126, 220, 230, 299, 312, 351, 355); Carter, A. (1979: 121, 129); Chetwynd-Hayes, R. (1975: 261, 263, 267, 269, 270); Chetwynd-Hayes, R. (1980: 106); Crawford, F. (1911) in L. Shepard (1977: 180); David, P. (2014: 24, 66, 92, 100, 103, 197); del Toro, G. & Hogan, C. (2009: 167, 168); ); Friesner, E. (1991: 33); Grahame-Smith, S. (2010: 24, 98, 134, 313, 348, 358, 377, 379, ); Hambly, B. (1988: 13, 17, 56, 77, 105; 115, 136, 192, 200, 210, 231, 251, 254); Hamilton, L. (1993: 11, 14, 15, 20, 153, 181); Harkness, D. (2011: 25, 29, 47, 56, 84, 158, 199, 201, 270, 281, 486, 502); Harkness, D. (2012: 16, 160, 326, 443, 447, 494); Harkness, D. (2014: 28, 244); Harris, C. (2001: (24, 56, 105, 125, 190, 203); Harris, C. (2002: 26, 78, 192)); Harris, C. (2003: 5, 39, 167, 182, 219, 223); Hodge, B. (1992: 57, 58, 59, 67); Johnson, R. (1939: 46, 47, 48): King, S. (1975: 103, 146, 163, 164, 165, 176, 267, 269, 313, 322, 332, 371); Kisner, J. (1995: 105, 116); Knight, T. (1995: 191, 193); Kostova, E. (2005: 31, 85, 86, 116, 118, 152, 162, 264, 266, 407, 433, 521, 535, 561, 564, 568, 587, 630); Legend, L. (2018: 117); Lindquist, J. (2004: 70, 75, 76, 158, 221, 225, 229, 288, 373, 440); Matheson, R. (1954: 32, 33, 42, 72, 145); Meyer, S. (2005: 108, 117, 299, 331); Meyer, S. (2006: 209, 275, 426); Meyer, S. (2007: 22, 266, 267); Newman, K. (1992: 22, 189, 220, 250, 299); Owen, L. (2014: 83, 101, 114, 176, 198, 217, 239, 245, 292, 311, 381, 447); Rain, J. R. (2009: 20, 21, 43, 79, 132); Rain, J. R. (2010: 191, 208, 251); Rain, J. R. (2011: 504, 505); Rice, A. (1976: 10, 26, 27, 62, 63, 66, 69, 70, 77, 83, 120, 121, 131, 133, 146, 153, 157, 171, 172, 206, 232); Rice, A (1985: 6, 10, 71, 86, 97, 103, 106, 124, 365, 366, 408, 447, 453); Roman, V. (1925) in L. Shepard (1977: 253, 254, 255, 257, 259); Schimel, L., & Mosiman, B. (1997: 89); Shepard, L. (1993: 11, 63, 64, 65, 140); Sherman, D. (1991: 126, 137); Shwartz, S. (1997: 1, 2, 9, 10); Simmons, D. (1992: 135, 151, 186, 237, 246, 248, 250, 317, 318, 366, 408, 420); Stoker, D. & Holt, I. (2009: 106, 141, 242, 318, 344, 347-348, 350, 357); Strieber, W. (1981: 4, 241); Tenn, W. (1956: 198 201); Warrington, F. (1997: 56, 59, 75, 81, 131, 135, 149, 181, 195, 199, 202, 233, 239, 254); White, K. (2019: 155, 281); White, K. (2020: 233, 236); Yarbo, C. (1978a: 37, 66); Yarbo, C. (1978b: 80, 109, 121, 262). 30 Days of Night (2007); A Discovery of Witches (2018-2021: S1, E2; S1, E5; S2, E3; S2, E4; S2, E5; S2, E7; S2, E9); Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948); Billy the Kid versus Dracula (1966); Black Sabbath (1963); Black Sunday (1960); Blade (1998);Blood and Roses (1960); Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992); Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992); Castlevania (2017-2020; Count Dracula (1970); Curse of the Undead (1959); Dark Shadows (2012); Dracula (1931); Dracula (1979); Dracula 2000 (2000); Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972); Dracula: Dead and Loving it (1995); Dracula has Risen from the Grave (1968); Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966); Dracula Untold (2014); Dracula's Daughter (1936); Fright Night (1985); From Dusk Till Dawn (1996); From Dusk till Dawn: The Series (2014-2016: S1:E1; S1:E7; S1:E8; S1:E9; S1:E10; S2:E1; S2:E2; S2:E4; S2:E6; S2:E7); Horror of Dracula (1958); House of Dark Shadows (1970); Innocent Blood (1992); Interview with the Vampire (1994); Let the Right One In (2008); Love at First Bite (1979); Near Dark (1987); Nosferatu (1922); Nosferatu The Vampyre (1979); Rise: Blood Hunter (2007); Salem’s Lot (1979); Salem’s Lot (2004); Scars of Dracula (1970); Son of Dracula (1943); Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970); The Brides of Dracula (1960); The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967); The House of Dracula (1945); The House of Frankenstein (1944); The Hunger (1983); The Kiss of the Vampire (1963); The Lost Boys (1987); The Return of the Vampire (1943); The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973); The Vampire Lovers (1970); Twilight (2008); Underworld (2003); Underworld: Evolution (2006); Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009); Vampire Diaries, The (2009-2016: S1:E2; S1:E3; S1:E6; S1:E10; S1:E13; S1:E16; S3:E16); Vampires (1998); Vamps (2012); Van Helsing (2004).
Motif III.A.2: Human flesh and organs, including autophagia Afanas’ev, A. (1869) in J. Perkowski (2006: 197, 198); “Dubrovnik Criminal Court Transcript" (from events in 1737-1738) cited in J. Perkowski (2006: 404); Lorentz, F. (1935) cited in J. Perkowski, (2006: 17); Machal, J. (1918) in J. Perkowski (2006: 75); Moszynski, K. (1967) in J. Perkowski (2006: 212); Oinas, F. (1982) in A. Dundes (1998: 48); Perkowski, J (1982) in A. Dundes (1998: 39, 40); “The Girl and the Vampire” in Murgoci, A (1926) in A. Dundes (1998: 25); Trigg, E. (1973; 150); Vukanovic, T. (1957-1959) in J. Perkowski (2006: 242). Newman, K. (1992: 342).Newman, K. (1992: 342). From Dusk Till Dawn (1996).
Motif III.A.3: Animal blood and flesh Abbott, G. (1903) cited J. Perkowski (2006: 394, 395); du Boulay, J. (1982) in A. Dundes (1988: 93); Machal, J. (1918) in J. Perkowski (2006: 75); Marinov, D. (1914) in J. Perkowski (2006: 536); Afanas’ev, A. (1869) in J. Perkowski (2006: 198); Perkowsi, J (1982) in A. Dundes (1998: 39); “The Three Brothers: A Serbian Folktale” in J. Perklowski (206: 270); Trigg, E. (1973; 146); Vukanovic, T. (1957-1969) in J. Perkowski (2006: 246). Feval, P. (1875: 46); Loring, F. (1900) in L. Shepard (1977: 156). Bronte, C., & Erwin, S. (2010: 4, 29, 31, 126, 230, 231, 294); Carter, A. (1979: 120, 121); del Toro, G. & Hogan, C. (2009: 167, 168); Grahame-Smith, S. (2010: 241); Hambly, B. (1988: 105, 168, 175, 231); Harkness, D. (2011: 95, 181,281, 307, 348); Harkness, D. (2012: 127, 133, 135); Harkness, D. (2014: 306); Harris, C. (2001: 264, 266, 299); Harris, C. (2003: 233, 287); Legend, L. (2018: 117); Meyer, S. (2005: 108, 117, 162, 164, 188, 295); Meyer, S. (2006: 208, 263); Meyer, S. (2007: 23, 84, 145, 281); Meyer, S. (2008: 27, 390); Newman, K. (1992: 59, 206); Rain, J. R. (2009: 21, 130); Rain, J. R. (2010: 251, 253); Rice, A. (1976: 25, 29, 46, 63, 295); Rice, A (1985: 5); Owen, L. (2014: 129, 197); Stoker, D. & Holt, I. (2009: 348, 357, 371). A Discovery of Witches (2018-2021: S1, E2; S2, E5); Billy the Kid versus Dracula (1966); Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992); From Dusk till Dawn: The Series (2014-2016: S2:E3); Innocent Blood (1992); Interview with the Vampire (1994); Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) Twilight (2008); Vampire Diaries, The (2009-2016: S1:E1; S1:E6); Vamps (2012).
Motif III.A.4: Drink the milk of women or of cows and goats Afanas’ev, A. (1869) in J. Perkowski (2006: 201); Blum, R. & Blum, E. (1970: 76); Machal, J. (1918) in J. Perkowski (2006: 73). Carter, A. (1979: 119?).
Motif III.A.5: Drink only human blood Afanas’ev, A. (1869) in J. Perkowski (2006: 208). Anonymous (1823) in Dracula’s Precursors (2011: 32, 36, 52, 53); Crawford, A. (1891: 70); Rymer, J. (1847) in C. Herr (2008: 45, 656, 743); Stoker, B. (1897) in J. Riquelme (2002: 42, 244); Tolstoy, A. (1884) in L. Kuehl (1969: 101). Chetwynd-Hayes, R. (1980: 106); David, P. (2014: 81, 228, 245); Grahame-Smith, S. (2010: 85); Kostova, E. (2005: 55, 571, 583); Lindquist, J. (2004: 230, 245); Newman, K. (1992: 22, 250, 299); Sherman, D. (1991: 125); Warrington, F. (1997: 81, 97, 253); Yarbo, C. (1978a: 21, 35, 64, 101); Yarbo, C. (1978b: 80, 109, 121, 262). 30 Days of Night (2007); Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948); Black Sabbath (1963); Blade (1998); Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992); Count Dracula (1970); Dark Shadows (2012); Dracula (1931); Dracula (1979); Dracula 2000 (2000); Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972); Dracula: Dead and Loving it (1995); Dracula has Risen from the Grave (1968); Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966); Dracula Untold (2014); Dracula's Daughter (1936); Fright Night (1985); Horror of Dracula (1958); Innocent Blood (1992); Let the Right One In (2008); Love at First Bite (1979); Nosferatu (1922); Nosferatu The Vampyre (1979); Rise: Blood Hunter (2007); Salem’s Lot (1979); Salem’s Lot (2004); Scars of Dracula (1970); Son of Dracula (1943); Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970); The Brides of Dracula (1960);The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967); The House of Dracula (1945); The House of Frankenstein (1944); The Lost Boys (1987); The Return of the Vampire (1943); The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973); Underworld (2003); Vampires (1998); Vamps (2012); Van Helsing (2004).
Motif III.A.6: Drink human blood and other liquids such as water, wine, or chocolate de Lamothe-Langon (1825: 109, 124, 179); de Maupassant, G. (1887) in L. Shepard (Ed.) (1977: 95, 96, 106); Le Fanu (1871) in L. Shepard (1977: 37, 45). Harkness, D. (2011: 68, 91, 142, 212, 255, 257); Harkness, D. (2012: 249, 317); Harkness, D. (2014: 28, 273, 443); Hodge, B. (1992: 55, 66); King, S. (1975: 335); Newman, K. (1992: 55); Owen, L. (2014: 129, 133, 151, 156, 165, 174, 176, 202, 310, 393, 468); Rain, J. R. (2009: 18, 20, 21, 75, 147); Rain, J. R. (2010: 170, 190, 191, 197); Rain, J. R. (2011: 533); Shepard, L. (1993: 88, 176, 177, 241); Simmons, D. (1992: 314, 363); Strieber, W. (1981: 9, 26); Tenn, W. (1956: 200). A Discovery of Witches (2018-2021: S1, E1; S1, E2; S1, E3; S1, E4; S2, E1; S2, E4; S2, E5; S2, E6); Blood and Roses (1960); Curse of the Undead (1959); From Dusk till Dawn: The Series (2014-2016: S1:E10; S2:E3; S2:E6; S2:E8); House of Dark Shadows (1970); Near Dark (1987); The Hunger (1983); The Kiss of the Vampire (1963); The Lost Boys (1987); The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011); Underworld: Evolution (2006); Vampire Diaries, The (2009-2016: S1:E6; S1:E8; S1:E11; S1:E15; S1:E16; S3:E10; S1:E13; S7:E7); Vampire Lovers, The (1970); .

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Motif III.B: When Vampires Are Active During a Day

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Motif III.B.1: Diurnal and nocturnal
Lawson, J. (1910: 365, 368, 371); Marinov, D. (1914) in J. Perkowski (2006: 535); From Mercure galant (1693/1694) quoted in P. Barber (1987: 110); Trigg, E. (1973; 150). de Lamothe-Langon (1825: 45, 107, 158, 194); Feval, P. (1875: 125); Gautier, T. (1836: 6, 27); Gilbert, W. (1867) in Dracula’s Precursors (2011: 90); Le Fanu (1871) in L. Shepard (1977: 33, 37, 50, 59, 71, 72); Nisbet, H. (1900: 4, 5, 6); Polidori, J. (1819) in Three Tales of the Undead (2012: 47, 54); Rymer, J. (1847) in C. Herr (2008: 127); Stenbock, S (1894) in L. Shepard (Ed.) (1977: 120); Stoker, B. (1897) in J. Riquelme (2002: 69); Tieck, J. (1819: 11, 18); Tolstoy, A. (1846) in L. Kuehl (Ed.) (1969:176); Tolstoy, A. (1884) in L. Kuehl (1969: 112). Bronte, C., & Erwin, S. (2010: 32, 105, 316); Chetwynd-Hayes, R. (1975: 255); Chetwynd-Hayes, R. (1980: 102,103); David, P. (2014: 24, 26, 94, 96, 149, 267); Grahame-Smith, S. (2010: 65); Harkness, D. (2011: 33, 142, 516); Hodge, B. (1992: 67 ); Meyer, S. (2005: 161); Newman, K. (1992: 3. 142); Owen, L. (2014: 116, 117, 123, 142, 147, 173, 174, 175, 181, 190, 216, 226, 314, 317, 374, 399, 402); Rain, J. R. (2009: 60); Rain, J. R (2010: 157, 215); Rain, J. R. (2011: 487); Simmons, D. (1992: 318, 351); Stoker, D. & Holt, I. (2009: 346, 376, 381); Strieber, W. (1981: 29); Warrington, F. (1997: 94, 172); Yarbo, C. (1978a: 135, 138); Yarbo, C. (1978b: 246). A Discovery of Witches (2018-2021: S2, E1; S2, E4; S2, E5); Billy the Kid versus Dracula (1966); Blood and Roses (1960); Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992); Curse of the Undead (1959); Dark Shadows (2012); Dracula (1979); Dracula Untold (2014); From Dusk till Dawn: The Series (2014-2016: S1:E1; S2:E1); Rise: Blood Hunter (2007); The Hunger (1983); The Kiss of the Vampire (1963); The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011); The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012); The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010); The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2010); Twilight (2008); Underworld: Awakening (2012); Vampire Lovers, The (1970); Van Helsing (2004).
Motif III.B.2: Fully nocturnal Abbott, G. (1903) cited J. Perkowski (2006: 394); Afanas’ev, A. (1869) in J. Perkowski (2006: 195, 197); Blum, R. & Blum, E. (1970: 72, 73); “Dubrovnik Criminal Court Transcript" (from events in 1737-1738) cited in J. Perkowski (2006: 400); Fine, J. (1987) in A. Dundes (1998: 58); Krauss, F. (1892) in A. Dundes (1998: 69); Lorentz, F. (1935) cited in J. Perkowski, (2006: 17); Machal, J. (1918) in J. Perkowski (2006: 75); Marinov, D. (1914) in J. Perkowski (2006: 531); Murgoci, A (1926) in A Dundes (1988: 27); Oinas, F. (1982) in A. Dundes (1998: 48, 51); Perkowski, J. (1972) in J. Perkowski (2006: 21); “The Girl and the Vampire” in Murgoci, A (1926) in A. Dundes (1988: 25); Trigg, E. (1973; 146, 150); Vukanovic, T. (1957-1969) in J. Perkowski (2006: 256). Anonymous (1823) in Dracula’s Precursors (2011: 25, 29, 33, 53); Cholmondeley, M. (1890: 112, 117); Dumas, A. (1849: 50); Loring, F. (1900) in L. Shepard (1977:155, 157, 162, 164); Tolstoy, A. (1841) in L. Kuehl (1969: 21). Benson, E. (1912) in L. Shepard (Ed.) (1977: 197, 198); Benson, E. (1920) in L. Shepard (Ed.) (1977: 247); Carter, A. (1979: 118); Chappell, F. (1995: 97, 100); Crawford, F. (1911) in L. Shepard (1977: 180); del Toro, G. & Hogan, C. (2009: 217, 276); ); Friesner, E. (1991: 41); Hambly, B. (1988: 25, 33); Hamilton, L. (1993: 20, 72, 93, 117, 247); Harris, C. (2001: (26, 43, 62, 151); Harris, C. (2003: 118); Johnson, R. (1939: 45, 50); King, S. (1975: 285, 309, 310, 313, 345); Kisner, J. (1995: 115); Knight, T. (1995: 185, 189, 191, 195); Kostova, E. (2005: 572, 578); Lindquist, J. (2004: 225); Matheson, R. (1954: 13, 21, 27, 32); Newman, K. (1992: 55); Rice, A. (1976: 13, 22, 281); Rice, A (1985: 77, 311, 366); Roman, V (1925) in L. Shepard (1977: 257); Schimel, L., & Mosiman, B. (1997: 82, 87);Shepard, L. (1993: 3); Sherman, D. (1991: 126); Shwartz, S. (1997: 6,16); Stoker, B. (1914: in L. Shepard (1977: 215); Tenn, W. (1956: 199, 200); White, K. (2020: 233). 30 Days of Night (2007); Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948); Black Sabbath (1963); Black Sunday (1960); Blade (1998); Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992); Count Dracula (1970); Dracula (1931); Dracula 2000 (2000); Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972); Dracula: Dead and Loving it (1995); Dracula has Risen from the Grave (1968); Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966); Dracula's Daughter (1936); Fright Night (1985); From Dusk Till Dawn (1996); Horror of Dracula (1958); House of Dark Shadows (1970); Innocent Blood (1992); Interview with the Vampire (1994); Let the Right One In (2008); Love at First Bite (1979); Near Dark (1987); Nosferatu (1922); Nosferatu The Vampyre (1979); Salem’s Lot (1979); Salem’s Lot (2004); Scars of Dracula (1970); Son of Dracula (1943); Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970); The Brides of Dracula (1960);The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967); The House of Dracula (1945); The House of Frankenstein (1944); The Lost Boys (1987); The Return of the Vampire (1943); The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973); Underworld (2003); Underworld: Evolution (2006); Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009); Underworld: Blood Wars (2016); Vampires (1998); Vamps (2012).
Motif III.B.3: Attack only at night Afanas’ev, A. (1869) in J. Perkowski (2006: 197); Krauss, F. (1892) in A. Dundes (1998: 69); Marinov, D. (1914) in J. Perkowski (2006: 531, 537); Murgoci, A (1926) in A Dundes (1988: 23, 27); Perkowski, J. (1982) in A. Dundes (1998: 39); Vukanovic, T. (1957-1959) in J. Perkowski (2006: 242). Anonymous (1823) in Dracula’s Precursors (2011: 25, 29, 33, 37, 51, 53); Cholmondeley, M. (1890: 112, 117); Crawford, A. (1891: 47); de Lamothe-Langon (1825: 82, 94, 95); Dumas, A. (1849: 50); Feval, P. (1875: 75); Gilbert, W. (1867) in Dracula’s Precursors (2011: 97); Le Fanu (1871) in L. Shepard (1977: 38, 41, 49); Loring, F. (1900) in L. Shepard (1977:157, 162, 164); Nisbet, H. (1900: 5, 6, 7); Polidori, J. (1819) in Three Tales of the Undead (2012: 34, 35, 45); Rymer, J. (1847) in C. Herr (2008: 36, 648, 700); Stoker, B. (1897) in J. Riquelme (2002: 69, 112, 287); Tolstoy, A. (1841) in L. Kuehl (1969: 21); Tolstoy, A. (1884) in L. Kuehl (1969: 105, 107, 124). Benson, E. (1912) in L. Shepard (Ed.) (1977): 197); Benson, E. (1920) in L. Shepard (Ed.) (1977: 243); Carter, A. (1979: 121); Crawford, F. (1911) in L. Shepard (1977: 180, 181); del Toro, G. & Hogan, C. (2009: 159, 238); Grahame-Smith, S. (2010: 24, 49, 183, 377, 379); Hambly, B. (1988: 25, 33); Johnson, R. (1939: 47); King, S. (1975: 135, 144, 164); Kisner, J. (1995: 117); Kostova, E. (2005: 55, 430, 564); Lindquist, J. (2004: 73-75); Matheson, R. (1954: 21, 32); Newman, K. (1992: 22, 107); Owen, L. (2014: 101, 114, 198, 245, 311,, 447); Rain, J. R. (2009: 43, 79); Rice, A. (1976: 13); Rice, A (1985: 102-103, 106); Roman, V (1925) in L. Shepard (1977: 257); Shwartz, S. (1997: 2, 9); Simmons, D. (1992: 351). 30 Days of Night (2007); Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948); Billy the Kid versus Dracula (1966); Black Sabbath (1963); Black Sunday (1960); Blood and Roses (1960); Black Sunday (1960); Count Dracula (1970); Curse of the Undead (1959); Dracula (1931); Dracula (1979); Dracula 2000 (2000); Dracula: Dead and Loving it (1995); Dracula has Risen from the Grave (1968); Dracula's Daughter (1936); Fright Night (1985); From Dusk Till Dawn (1996); Innocent Blood (1992); Horror of Dracula (1958); House of Dark Shadows (1970); Interview with the Vampire (1994); Let the Right One In (2008); Love at First Bite (1979); Near Dark (1987); Nosferatu (1922); Nosferatu The Vampyre (1979); Salem’s Lot (2004); Scars of Dracula (1970); Son of Dracula (1943); Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970); The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967); The House of Dracula (1945); The House of Frankenstein (1944); The Lost Boys (1987); The Return of the Vampire (1943); The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973); The Vampire Lovers (1970); Vampires (1998); Vamps (2012).

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Motif III.C: Pernicious Behavior

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Motif III.C.1: Torment humans by beating, strangling, or suffocating them, especially as an act of vengeance Abbott, G. (1903) cited J. Perkowski (2006: 394); Afanas’ev, A. (1869) in J. Perkowski (2006: 197, 198, 201); Barber, P. (1988; 6-7); Blum, R. & Blum, E. (1970: 66, 73); Calmet, D. (1759) in J. Perkowski (2006: 122); du Boulay, J. (1982) in A. Dundes (1988: 93); “Dubrovnik Criminal Court Transcript" (from events in 1737-1738) cited in J. Perkowski (2006: 404); Fine, J. (1987) in A. Dundes (1998: 58); Lawson, J. (1910: 363, 365, 373, 384, 389); Marinov, D. (1914) in J. Perkowski (2006: 531); Moszynski, K. (1967) in J. Perkowski (2006: 212); Murgoci, A (1926) in A Dundes (1988: 23); Trigg, E. (1973; 146, 150); Vukanovic, T. (1957-1969) in J. Perkowski (2006: 256); Zakhariev, J. (1918) in J. Perkowski (2006: 397, 530). Cholmondeley, M. (1890: 112, 113-114); de Lamothe-Langon (1825: 23); de Maupassant, G. (1887) in L. Shepard (Ed.) (1977: 91). Carter, A. (1979: 119).
Motif III.C.2: Destroy property in the home or the barns of victims Abbott, G. (1903) cited J. Perkowski (2006: 394); Blum, R. & Blum, E. (1970: 71, 73, 74); Krauss, F. (1892) in A. Dundes (1998: 70); Marinov, D. (1914) in J. Perkowski (2006: 531); Trigg, E. (1973; 150); Vukanovic, T. (1957-1969) in J. Perkowski (2006: 245, 256); Zakhariev, J. (1918) in J. Perkowski (2006: 397, 530). de Maupassant, G. (1887) in L. Shepard (Ed.) (1977: 101de Maupassant, G. (1887) in L. Shepard (Ed.) (1977: 101). 30 Days of Night (2007).
Motif III.C.3: Torment or kill domestic animals Abbott, G. (1903) cited J. Perkowski (2006: 395); Afanas’ev, A. (1869) in J. Perkowski (2006: 195, 197, 198); Blum, R. & Blum, E. (1970: 74); Calmet, D. (1759) in J. Perkowski (2006: 122); du Boulay, J. (1982) in A. Dundes (1988: 93); Machal, J. (1918) in J. Perkowski (2006: 75); Moszynski, K. (1967) in J. Perkowski (2006: 212); Trigg, E. (1973; 146, 150); Vukanovic, T. (1957-1969) in J. Perkowski (2006: 245); Zakhariev, J. (1918) in J. Perkowski (2006: 397). Loring, F. (1900) in L. Shepard (1977:156). Carter, A. (1979: 119).
Motif III.C.4: Attack humans and drink their blood over a period of time Anonymous (1823) in Dracula’s Precursors (2011: 37, 51); Crawford, A. (1891: 66); de Lamothe-Langon (1825: 125, 201, 209, 217); Dumas, A. (1849: 50-52, 58); Feval, P. (1875: 75); Gilbert, W. (1867) in Dracula’s Precursors (2011: 97); Le Fanu (1871) in L. Shepard (1977: 23, 38, 53); Nisbet, H. (1900: 8); Rymer, J. (1847) in C. Herr (2008: 172); Tieck, J. (1819: 20); Stoker, B. (1897) in J. Riquelme (2002: 146-172); Tolstoy, A. (1841) in L. Kuehl (1969: 20, 77). Benson, E. (1920) in L. Shepard (Ed.) (1977: 243); Crawford, F. (1911) in L. Shepard (1977: 180); Harkness, D. (2011: 282); Johnson, R. (1939: 47); King, S. (1975: 176-177, 309); Roman, V (1925) in L. Shepard (1977: 253); Tenn, W. (1956: 199);Warrington, F. (1997: 83, 94, 182. 210, 221, 240, 249); Yarbo, C. (1978a: 66, 148); Yarbo, C. (1978b: 292, 333). Billy the Kid versus Dracula (1966); Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992); Count Dracula (1970); Curse of the Undead (1959); Dracula (1931); Dracula has Risen from the Grave (1968); Love at First Bite (1979); Salem’s Lot (1979); The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967); Vampire Diaries, The (2009-2016: S1:E3); The Vampire Lovers (1970).
Motif III.C.5: First attack family members, other loved ones, and then friends Afanas’ev, A. (1869) in J. Perkowski (2006: 205); Calmet, D. (1759) in J. Perkowski (2006: 122); Lawson, J. (1910: 363, 384, 387, 389, 395); du Boulay, J. (1982) in A. Dundes (1988: 87, 93); from the Mercure galant (1693/1694) quoted in P. Barber (1987: 110); Machal, J. (1918) in J. Perkowski (2006: 75); Moszynski, K. (1967) in J. Perkowski (2006: 212); Murgoci, A (1926) in A Dundes (1988: 20); Oinas, F. (1982) in A. Dundes (1998: 49, 50, 51); Perkowski, J. (1972) in J. Perkowski (2006: 18, 19, 22, 222, 225); Perkowski, J. (1982) in A. Dundes (1998: 36, 37, 39, 40). de Lamothe-Langon (1825: 19, 22, 95); Dumas, A. (1849: 58, 60); Gilbert, W. (1867) in Dracula’s Precursors (2011: 90); Le Fanu (1871) in L. Shepard (1977: 44); Polidori, J. (1819) in Three Tales of the Undead (2012: 35, 36); Tolstoy, A. (1841) in L. Kuehl (1969: 10, 20, 22, 73, 90); Tolstoy, A. (1884) in L. Kuehl (1969: 96, 109, 116, 124). Crawford, F. (1911) in L. Shepard (1977: 179); del Toro, G. & Hogan, C. (2009: 156, 219, 235, 238); King, S. (1975: 254, 287, 309, 313, 373); Lindquist, J. (2004: 246, 299, 334); Matheson, R. (1954: 77, 149); Owen, L. (2014: 238, 264, 266, 302, 335); Rice, A. (1976: 92); Roman, V (1925) in L. Shepard (1977: 253); Warrington, F. (1997: 213, 217); White, K. (2019: 150). Black Sabbath (1963); Black Sunday (1960); Curse of the Undead (1959); Horror of Dracula (1958); House of Dark Shadows (1970); Salem’s Lot (1979); Salem’s Lot (2004); Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970); The Hunger (1983); Vampire Diaries, The (2009-2016: S1:E10).

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Motif III.D: Non-Pernicious Behavior

Motif Folklore 19th Century Literature Modern Literature Film/Television
Motif III.D.1: Sexually active, especially with spouse Afanas’ev, A. (1869) in J. Perkowski (2006: 196, 197); Blum, R. & Blum, E. (1970: 72, 73, 74); “Dubrovnik Criminal Court Transcript" (from events in 1737-1738) cited in J. Perkowski (2006: 403); Fine, J. (1987) in A. Dundes (1998: 58); Krauss, F. (1892) in A. Dundes (1998: 69); Marinov, D. (1914) in J. Perkowski (2006: 532); Moszynski, K. (1967) in J. Perkowski (2006: 212); Murgoci, A (1926) in A Dundes (1988: 25, 28); Oinas, F. (1982) in A. Dundes (1998: 51); Perkowski, J. (1982) in A. Dundes (1998: 36, 38); Trigg, E. (1973: 151); Vukanovic, T. (1957-1969) in J. Perkowski (2006: 244, 245, 247). Feval, P. (1875: 119, 121); Gautier, T. (1836: 27); Tieck, J. (1819: 19, 22, 27); Tolstoy, A. (1884) in L. Kuehl (1969: 119, 120). Carter, A. (1979: 126?, 133?); Chetwynd-Hayes, R. (1975: 271); Friesner, E. (1991: 32, 35); Grahame-Smith, S. (2010: 87); Hamilton, L. (1993: ); Harkness, D. (2011: 18, 330, 357-363); Harkness, D. (2012: 123, 428); Harkness, D. (2014: 39); Harris, C. (2001: 24, 25, 76, 79, 123, 163, 220); Harris, C. (2002: 64, 197, 228, 283); Harris, C. (2003: 191); King, S. (1975: 146, 287, 301, 310, 334); Lindquist, J. (2004: 392); Matheson, R. (1954: 19, 33); Meyer, S. (2005: 270); Meyer, S. (2006: 211, 352); Meyer, S. (2008: 60. 78, 85, 113, 114, 446); Newman, K. (1992: 30,48, 50, 91, 103, 107, 298, 316); Owen, L. (2014: 130); Rain, J. R. (2009: 148); Rain, J. R. (2010: 233, 234); Rain, J. R. (2011: 512); Schimel, L., & Mosiman, B. (1997: 89); Shepard, L. (1993: 6, 14, 35, 76); Simmons, D. (1992: 363, 375, 393); Stoker, D. & Holt, I. (2009: 102, 182, 240, 276, 361, 382); Strieber, W. (1981: 1, 12); Tenn, W. (1956: 203); Warrington, F. (1997: 103); Yarbo, C. (1978b: 65 (only female vampires)). A Discovery of Witches (2018-2021: S1, E5; S1, E7; S2, E1; S2, E4; S2, E5; S2, E6; S2, E7; S2, E9); Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992); Castlevania (2017-2020); Dark Shadows (2012); Dracula (1979); Dracula 2000 (2000); From Dusk till Dawn: The Series (2014-2016: S2:E4); Innocent Blood (1992); Love at First Bite (1979); Rise: Blood Hunter (2007); Salem’s Lot (1979); The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967); The Kiss of the Vampire (1963); The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011); The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012); The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010); Twilight (2008); The Hunger (1983); Underworld (2003); Underworld: Evolution (2006); Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009); Underworld: Awakening (2012); Underworld: Blood Wars (2016); Vampire Diaries, The (2009-2016: S1:E3; S1:E4; S1:E8; S1:E10; S1:E11; S1:E13; S1:E21; S3:E14, [S4:E7); Vampires (1998); The Vampire Lovers (1970); Vamps (2012); Van Helsing (2004).
Motif III.D.2: Sleeps in a grave, coffin, or tomb Afanas’ev, A. (1869) in J. Perkowski (2006: 195, 197); “Dubrovnik Criminal Court Transcript" (from events in 1737-1738) cited in J. Perkowski (2006: 400); From the Mercure galant (1693/1694) quoted in P. Barber (1987: 110); Machal, J (1918) in J. Perkowski (2006: 75); Marinov, D. (1914) in J. Perkowski (2006: 535); Murgoci, A (1926) in A Dundes (1988: 27). Anonymous (1823) in Dracula’s Precursors (2011: 46, 53); Cholmondeley, M. (1890: 114); Crawford, A. (1891: 70, 71); Gautier, T. (1836: 30); Le Fanu (1871) in L. Shepard (1977: 82); Loring, F. (1900) in L. Shepard (1977:156, 163); Stoker, B. (1897) in J. Riquelme (2002: 70, 73, 206, 297); Van Helsing (2004). Benson, E. (1912) in L. Shepard (Ed.) (1977): 198); Benson, E. (1920) in L. Shepard (Ed.) (1977: 248); Bronte, C., & Erwin, S. (2010: 21, 228); Carter, A. (1979: 119, 120, 121); Crawford, F. (1911) in L. Shepard (1977: 183); David, P. (2014: 162); Friesner, E. (1991: 30); Hambly, B. (1988: 23, 24, 33, 34, 38, 55, 78, 225); Hamilton, L. (1993: 110, 249); Harris, C. (2001: 191, 195); Harris, C. (2002: 61); Harris, C. (2003: 41, 191, 241); King, S. (1975: 409); Kostova, E. (2005: 55, 203, 560, 572, 579, 592, 612); Meyer, S. (2005: 117, 162); Newman, K. (1992: 9, 83); Rice, A. (1976: 20, 22, 23, 31, 45, 51, 217); Rice, A (1985: 83, 87, 285, 289, 309); Roman, V (1925) in L. Shepard (1977: 260); Schimel, L., & Mosiman, B. (1997: 83); Sherman, D. (1991: 135, 136); Shwartz, S. (1997: 17, 19); Stoker, B. (1914: in L. Shepard (1977: 217); Stoker, D. & Holt, I. (2009: 339); Warrington, F. (1997: 22, 172, 246); Wellman, M. (1942: 78). Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948); Black Sunday (1960); Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992); Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992); Castlevania (2017-2020); Count Dracula (1970); Curse of the Undead (1959); Dracula (1931); Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972); Dracula: Dead and Loving it (1995); Dracula has Risen from the Grave (1968); Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966); Dracula's Daughter (1936); Horror of Dracula (1958); House of Dark Shadows (1970); Interview with the Vampire (1994); Love at First Bite (1979); Nosferatu (1922); Nosferatu The Vampyre (1979); Rise: Blood Hunter (2007); Salem’s Lot (1979); Salem’s Lot (2004); Scars of Dracula (1970); Son of Dracula (1943); Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970); The Brides of Dracula (1960);The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967); The House of Dracula (1945); The House of Frankenstein (1944); The Return of the Vampire (1943); The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973); The Vampire Lovers (1970); Vamps (2012); Van Helsing (2004).
Motif III.D.3: Sleep in native soil or in blood Le Fanu (1871) in L. Shepard (1977: 82); Stoker, B. (1897) in J. Riquelme (2002: 70, 73, 297). Benson, E. (1912) in L. Shepard (Ed.) (1977): 198); Hambly, B. (1988: 132); Hodge, B. (1992: 60); Lindquist, J. (2004: 411-412); Newman, K. (1992: 49); Warrington, F. (1997: 166, 172, 248, 258). Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992); Dracula (1931); Dracula (1979); Dracula's Daughter (1936); Horror of Dracula (1958); Let the Right One In (2008); Nosferatu (1922); Nosferatu The Vampyre (1979); Son of Dracula (1943); The House of Frankenstein (1944); The Return of the Vampire (1943); The Vampire Lovers (1970); Vamps (2012).
Motif III.D.4: Vampires congregate at a crossroads Blum, R. & Blum, E. (1970: 71); Murgoci, A (1926) in A Dundes (1988: 33).
Motif III.D.5: Some vampires return home to do chores Blum, R. & Blum, E. (1970: 71); Lawson, J. (1910: 363, 368, 384, 395); Vukanovic, T. (1957-1969) in J. Perkowski (2006: 245, 246).

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