But the eternal child is a tragic figure. From “Interview with the Vampire” to “Let the Right One In,” it’s a nightmare of powerlessness and always, a symbol of an adult’s bad decision.

Archaeologists have found the remains of a so-called “vampire child” dating to the 1600s in a Pień, Poland, cemetery. The skeletal scraps were estimated to be from a child aged between 5 to 7.

Medieval child ‘vampire burial’ exhumed near Polish cathedral ‘The burial clearly shows signs of anti-vampire practices, which were aimed at stopping the dead from rising again.’ Andrew Paul ...

The “vampire child” was found face down and padlocked, both measures to prevent rising from the grave. Image Source: Nicolaus Copernicus University© Nicolaus Copernicus University ...

Archaeologists in Poland have unearthed the 400-year-old skeleton of a young child buried face-down with an iron padlock on its foot – seemingly to stop its rising from the dead. The child was ...

The remains were consistent with anti-vampire rituals practiced in medieval Europe at the time. Jam Press/Lubelski Wojewódzki K “Burying with the face to the ground, cutting off the head or ...

Researchers have unearthed the skeletal remains of a "vampire child" in a Polish graveyard. The child was buried face down with a triangular padlock on its foot. Anti-vampiric burial techniques ...

The unusual medieval child burial uncovered on Góra Chełmska, Poland. The burial is thought to date to the 13th century. Lublin Provincial Conservator of Monuments ...

The child was buried face-down and with an iron padlock on its foot. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Archaeologists in ...