National Geographic explores centuries of vampire lore and legend- unearthing new science and insights on superstition and pyschology. For most of us, the vampire is a fictional count who became a horror movie icon. But is there more to the legend than fiction? Do the dead actually walk among us? From a self-proclaimed modern-day blood drinking vampire, to a bishop who claims to have exorcized vampires and demons to experts in anthropology, forensics, folklore, and vampirism, Is It Real? Vampires sheds light on why this archetyapl image has haunted us for so long?