and coughed up blood. Pellagra, caused by vitamin deficiency and which causes light sensitivity, has also been cited as a vampire-like condition. Did Bram Stoker base Dracula on a cholera outbreak?

Where Dracula welcomes his prey, Orlok shuns the light - preferring to reside completely ... Orlok is a pure-hearted woman offering her blood. Dracula showcased female sexuality as a dangerous ...