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By: admin

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:47:46 +0000

Thanks again Amateur Vampirologist, but I am looking for “Uierczi” specifically. While “upierczi” is close in spelling, and overall similar, it is not the vampire I am looking for. If you should find “Uierczi”, I would be very happy if you shared the source information with me.

By: Amateur Vampirologist

Amateur Vampirologist — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:58:38 +0000

Hi Theresa,

Presuming you looked up “upierczi” (this appears to be synonymous with “Uierczi”), Google Books turns up with five vampire books that mention this being: Peter Haining’s “A Dictionary of Vampires” (2000), Jonathan Maberry’s “Vampire Universe” (2006), Anthony Masters’ “The Natural History of the Vampire” (1972), Ornella Volta’s “The Vampire” (Eng. trans. 1965) and Tony Faivre’s “Les Vampires” (1962).

By: admin

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:10:10 +0000

Thanks Am Vamp, but Google Books is no help n this matter.

By: Amateur Vampirologist

Amateur Vampirologist — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:39:09 +0000

As of this writing, I can only offer a supposition on the “Uierczi”.

The spelling is very similar to the vieszcy.

Lynn Myring’s “Vampires, Werewolves & Demons” (London: Usbourne Pocketbooks, 1979) describes it thusly:

“The Russian vampire…known as a ‘vieszcy’, gnawed on his own hands and feet while in the grave but at midnight he escaped to attack cattle, seek blood and ring church bells” (8).

You might also want to try another close spelling variant, “upierczi”, in Google Books and see the results you come up with.

By: Jennifer Lancey

Jennifer Lancey — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:44:14 +0000

Just wanted to say HI. I found your blog a few days ago on Technorati and have been reading it over the past few days.