Film frames from the documentary titled The Dracula Dilemma Interestingly, the vampire myth does have ethnographic roots in Transylvania, but they differ from the myth popularized by Dracula films. The word "vampire" is not even known in traditional culture. Instead, there are various other mythological creatures, linked to incubus and succubus figures, originating in Greek, Roman, and Slavic mythology. These creatures serve a similar function to vampires but do not suck blood; rather, they torment their victims sexually. Robert Lakatos also screened an 18-minute short fiction film on this topic, titled Genius Diabolis. The film is a humorous interpretation of folk tales about supernatural creatures and sexuality, presented in a style reminiscent of P.P. Pasolini’s Decameron and Canterbury Tales. 172