The Vampire. From ancient Africa to Eastern Europe, from Southern Asia to the Middle East and ancient North America, it keeps showing up. Every Vampire variant is perfectly adapted to the time period, culture and location in which it finds itself. A thousand cultures have a thousand names for it. Where does it come from This anthology explores the natural origins of the Vampire. Forty thousand years ago, when Homo Sapiens battled Homo Neanderthalensis for dominion of the Planet Earth, a cross-species viral infection resulted in the creation of a new enemy. Homo Nocturnus. An undying beast that devours all. All the blood in the Multiverse couldn't slake its thirst. This is the origin story of Mankind's true adversary. Our immortal enemy. The natural evolution of the Vampire.