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The Fifth Floor: Where do vampires come from?

Milica Radenković Jeremić has been researching the cultural history of vampirism in Serbia and beyond.

Commonly associated with Count Dracula, the blood-sucking character in Bram Stoker’s quintessential novel, vampires continue to seduce. But where exactly did the vampire myth originate from? Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Serbian’s Milica RadenkoviΔ‡ JeremiΔ‡ has been researching the cultural history of vampirism.
Plus, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Africa's Njoroge Muigai talks about the spirits and monsters that terrified him as a child growing up in Kenya.

Produced by Caroline Ferguson, Hannah Dean and Alice Gioia.

(Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)

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