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Informative Essay On Dracula

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All Saints' Eve or Halloween has long been considered a holiday of evil spirits. Do you believe in the existence of monstrous creatures, which are told in centuries-old legends? Or do you think they are a stupid invention of the ancestors? On the eve of Halloween, we decided to tell you about 8 legendary monsters of the English-speaking world and where they came from.

1. Vampire
A vampire is a dead man who has risen from a coffin and feeds on human blood. He does not tolerate sunlight (he is intolerant of daylight), can turn into a bat and has great physical strength. At least, this is how the vampire was presented to the world by Bram Stoker in his legendary novel Dracula. Who knows whose personality inspired the writer to create the image …show more content…

The image of a wolf man appeared in legends long before other mythical creatures. It was believed that werewolves turn during the full moon (transform during full moon), eat the hearts of their victims to become stronger, and also have the ability to regenerate. The bite of a werewolf turned a person into a werewolf. Only weapons made of silver could stop the monster. With the discovery of such a mental illness as lycanthropy (Greek lycoi - wolf and anthropos - man), legends about werewolves became widespread. With lycanthropy, the patient imagined himself a wolf and had all the habits of this beast (beast …show more content…

The word boogeyman itself comes from the Scottish words boggart (goblin) and bogle (evil ghost). Thanks to the works of the poet Robert Burns and the writer Walter Scott, these words entered everyday life, and since 1836, British parents began to scare their mischievous children with the boogeyman. According to legend, he loves the dark, lives under the bed (or in the closet) and feeds on childhood fears. No one knows exactly what a boogeyman looks like, because he is able to take the form of any monster (take the form of any monster). However, there is speculation that the true boogeyman is a tall black shadow. The Russian analogue of the boogeyman - babay (or beech) - just like his English "brother", is used as a tool to pacify capricious

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