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Semi-protected edit request on 29 August 2017[edit]

80.193.67.130 (talk) 02:31, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

Add the channel 4 series Ultraviolet.

We have a lot of TV shows listed already. what makes it more notable than the ones listed? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:00, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Specifically, there should be reliable sources that establish that this series is notable for its portrayal of vampires. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 03:38, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

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More recent reference[edit]

Anyone interested might want to see if adding Theresa Bane's 2010 Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology McFarland & Company ISBN 978-0-7864-4452-6 is warranted. McFarland & Company seems to fall into the reliable sources category though I am not sure about it's author fitting notable criteria.--172.75.14.11 (talk) 00:05, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

I think I have seen this book before. It depends - is there anything notable in the book that is not currently in the article? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:19, 12 December 2017 (UTC)
IMHO it provides much need references as there a large sections of the article that are in need of them.--2606:A000:7D44:100:5868:4067:CBF6:8DD5 (talk) 01:05, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
Can you point out these spots? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:35, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
Any place where a source that in a language other then English is used. It is far easier to cross check a reference if it is in the language that the page itself is.--172.75.14.11 (talk) 12:15, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
Well, yes and no. Depends on the quality of the respective sources too. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:24, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

Western Europe and increased superstition in 19th century?[edit]

In the intro, mention is made of an "influx of vampire superstition into Western Europe" and an "increased level of vampire superstition" in the 19th century. Is this true? It desn't appear to be in the body of the article. I would think instead that the 19th century influx to Western Europe was one of literary inspiration, not superstition, and that superstition in this matter did not increase in Eastern or Western Europe at this time.--Pharos (talk) 18:21, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

It means specifically around vampires - the stories/folklore spread from east to west. It is covered in the body from Medieval and later European folklore (the essence of this influx is spread across many paras). This is one of the busiest articles I have had to watch over the past 10 years. The dissertations section was not added by me. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:23, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
Reading over that section, it looks like "increased vampire superstition" (meaning the panic and legal cases) applies to mostly Eastern Europe in the 18th century, and "influx of vampire superstition into Western Europe" (meaning more stories than belief) applies to the 18-19th century, with discussion (including theological) of the panic preceding the literary use. This could be clearer.--Pharos (talk) 02:24, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
Yeah, good point. Will muse on this...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:26, 14 March 2018 (UTC)

"Superstition" versus "folk belief"[edit]

Is there a particular reason why this article frequently uses the pejorative superstition (superstition) over the academic term folk belief (folk belief)? :bloodofox: (talk) 23:05, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Umm...not really. I confess I had not thought of it that way before, and now that you mention it, it makes sense to use a non-judgemental term. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:56, 14 March 2018 (UTC)

Saberhagen Books?[edit]

Maybe I just missed it, but under the In Literature section, I didn't see a reference to the Dracula books by Fred Saberhagen. Starting with THE DRACULA TAPES, where the count refutes the entirety of Bram Stoker's book, its the First of Nine. THE HOLMES-DRACULA FILE relates how the two collaborate in finding Jack the Ripper. There are nine books in the series, reaching well into modern times.

There have been so many books, movies, television shows, and other adaptations of vampires legends that we could not possibly mention all of them, nor would we want to. This article only mentions adaptations that have significantly impacted how the population at large views vampires. If you want Saberhagen's books to be mentioned, you would need at least one independent reliable source talking about how they have influenced modern perception of vampires. --Katolophyromai (talk) 14:07, 7 August 2018 (UTC)