In a 16th-century aaska u dhow Venice, leben lagu qasbay in afka of meydka dhaddig ayaa lagu fasiray sida a vampire-dilka caadadii by archaeologists kuwaas oo helay in 2006. In Bulgaria, in ka badan 100 qalfoof oo leh alaabta birta ah, sida googo'an baaldi, gundhig in jirka ayaa la ogaaday. Tallaabooyin dheeraad ah waxaa ka mid ah biyo karkaraya ku shubaya qabriga ama gubasho buuxda ee jirka. In Balkan, vampire sidoo kale la dili karaa ama lagu dhuftay by toogtay, soo noqnoqda by adeegyada aaska ee meydka ama geed hawthorn dhex lugaha. In gobollada Jarmalka, in la sameeyo si looga fogaado cabsi laga qabo in jidhka la geliyey iyada oo loo marayo qiiqa quduuska ah, sida laga cabsi qabo in la gubo by adeegyada aaska, oo lagu shubay on a xabad ama biyaha lagu buufiyo. In gobollada Jarmalka, in la sameeyo si looga fogaaro cabsi ah in jidhka la saaro by xubnaha qoyska,
caaradu waxay geli jirtay afka, ilaa qarnigii 19aad, taxadar ahaan xabada ayaa lagu riday sanduuqa