There is no popular, written story dating prior to Bram Stoker, claiming that vampires are not reflected in mirrors. Actually, there are many things about vampires ... One neurologist, J. Afonso-Gomez, made a case that vampire myths originate from humans infected with rabies. read more
Vampiric mythology has roots going back to the beginning of written history, often as a demon or evil spirit that feeds on the living. In Mesopotamia, they were called uruku; in Greece, vhlk'h dlaka; in the Philippines, mandurugo. read more
There is no popular, written story dating prior to Bram Stoker, claiming that vampires are not reflected in mirrors. Actually, there are many things about vampires that appeared after Stoker wrote his novel. read more