Vampirism Rumor Options

I heard about a vampire rumor from the Twin cities area. Some 50 or so people were caught, but escape from authorities due to some unusual strength. They had fangs and were drinking blood.

On the flip-side I know some of these people also practiced shamanism, which some of the ritual is eating or drinking animal blood. So I'm not sure if they conjured something unworldly, or if some redneck is just making up some rumors based on a custom they don't understand.

I heard ethnic people are buying up charms, wards, etc. up there and apparently rope with dog feces is the only way to keep them bond. Not sure about that. Anyways, just some warning.

What's the definition of a vampire and werewolf?

Werewolf- someone who involuntarily changes into an anthropomorphic wolf under a full moon, losing conscious control over themselves. They possess super human strength (??)

Vampire- a nocturnal humanoid being or mutated human whose sole source of nourishment is blood. Strong ultra violet rays severely damage their cells and can easily cause death. They also possess super human strength and must be killed via jamming a foreign object into their achilles heal- the heart (??)

Anyone know how the vampire and werewolf myths originated? I think it's very interesting.

What's the definition of a vampire and werewolf?

Werewolf- someone who involuntarily changes into an anthropomorphic wolf under a full moon, losing conscious control over themselves. They possess super human strength (??)

Vampire- a nocturnal humanoid being or mutated human whose sole source of nourishment is blood. Strong ultra violet rays severely damage their cells and can easily cause death. They also possess super human strength and must be killed via jamming a foreign object into their achilles heal- the heart (??)

Anyone know how the vampire and werewolf myths originated? I think it's very interesting.

If memory serves, the traditional legend goes back to Hellenistic mythology. Herodotus, Ovid, Virgil and even Pliny the Elder wrote about people becoming wolves, either permanently or for a set period of time (and then changing back). The term lycan comes from the legend of Lycaon, one such werewolf.

More to an occult point, I've heard others' conjecture that vampiric magicians would project from their bodies and assume the shape of wolves (or any other frightening creature) to terrorize their prey, and thus feed on them. But then, there's really no way to prove or disprove this, and it's likely that such magicians were drawing on the foregoing literature if they ever used such a method.