When we think of vampires, we generally think of the Edward Cullen and Dracula types who have captured the popular imagination for centuries. Pale? Check. Fanged? Check. Totally fictional? Check. But ...

At home and abroad, vampire scares usually began when a person died and others in the vicinity began dying, too, usually of the same sickness. Dod Miller / Getty Images A little more than a century ...

From “Blacula” to Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” Black vampires have long ruled the night. As fans continue to discover Ryan Coogler’s new film “Sinners,” and the new Black vampires it has ushered into pop ...