Interestingly enough, however, Zoisa was the only one found with a sickle around her neck ... the grave as blood-sucking monsters that terrorized the living. “Evidence of anti-vampire rituals ...

And they certainly don't turn into blood-sucking monsters after being bitten on the neck. That said, vampires aren't entirely relegated to fiction either. “If you strip down folklore and just ...

A sickle or scythe was placed over the neck of the corpse so that the head would ... probably to prevent the upiór from sucking blood. However, the most popular way to prevent vampires from rising ...