[Salvanas]

Originally Posted by Gerlandox

Oh sure
I am one.
An evil bloodsucking night-crawler.
lol
The myth Is inspired by a plate of food (witch i cant remember) and the ancient castles of Germany. And because the british loved so much horror in the Victorian period.

I mention here , Mery Shelly Frankenstain

Was also a product for the desires of the Victorian period

The myth came about way before the Victorian period. The myth has gone down in history throughout multiple generations and eras.

I think you're referring to porphyria; It was mentioned earlier in the thread. I don't think it causes a thing for blood, but the sufferer's teeth, gums, fingernails etc can turn a rusty reddish-purple colour and so it does look bloody. I've never heard of any porphyria sufferer digging up corpses, either, but the condition is associated with mental disturbances and changes in personality so i suppose it could happen, if they got it in their head that they should. I'm not sure how physically debilitating the disease is, so it might not be possible for someone with it to do that much strenuous digging.

I do not know the name for the disease, but as far as I know, there is something that causes a human to require blood to survive.