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The Fifth Floor: Where do vampires come from?

Milica Radenkovi膰 Jeremi膰 has been researching the cultural history of vampirism in Serbia and beyond.

Commonly associated with Count Dracula, the blood-sucking character in Bram Stoker鈥檚 quintessential novel, vampires continue to seduce. But where exactly did the vampire myth originate from? 大象传媒 Serbian鈥檚 Milica Radenkovi膰 Jeremi膰 has been researching the cultural history of vampirism.
Plus, 大象传媒 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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