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Vampires

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Attack of the Serbian Vampire and More Hot Topics

Join the national conversation in this week's Hot Topics column.

This column is designed to offer a platform to discuss national stories on a local level. Share your opinion in the comment section! ---------- For the residents of a small town in Serbia, vampires are more than just a literary phenomenon.  You see, there's this very old vampire, named Sava Savanovic, who has lived in the town of Zorazje since the 1700s. He'd been living in an old water mill, which recently collapsed.  And since the collapse, residents are concerned that he's wandering around, looking for a new home.  Really. They're taking the proper precautions, like wearing crosses, placing religious icons above their homes, rubbing their hands with garlic and carrying around stakes, according to ABC News. All at the suggestion of the …

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