Vampires, werewolves, and the undead haunt modern culture, but their origins trace back to ancient civilizations. Vampires stem from the Mesopotamian edimmu, the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet, and the Greek lamia, evolving into the Slavic upir. Werewolf myths emerge from Sumerian curses in "The Epic of Gilgamesh," Greek tales of Lycaon, and Nordic berserkers. The undead originate from Mesopotamian spirits, Egyptian ka, Greek necromancy, and Norse draugr. These creatures embody universal fears: death, loss of control, and the afterlife. Evolving through history, they reflect humanity's enduring struggle with mortality and the unknown. https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-general-myths-legends/monster-origins-0021973.