In 17th-century Poland, a woman was buried with a sickle across her neck and a stone under her chin to stop her rising from the grave; researchers are now re-examining the so-called ‘vampire’ burial

• The female "vampire" with a sickle across her throat found in Pień, Poland PC: Mirosław BlicharskiVampires are one of the most famous mythological creatures in history.
• These blood-sucking creatures roam the night searching for people to feed upon.
• Perhaps it is the fascinating legends surrounding these creatures: their sharp fangs, their association with the night, their ability to morph into a bat, or their aversion to garlic (imagine how sad?).