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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? ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Serbian’s Milica Radenković Jeremić has been researching the cultural history of vampirism.
Plus, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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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