The ultimate predator was not born in a Hollywood studio; it was stitched together from the blood-soaked soil of history. Before the brooding teenagers of modern fiction, the vampire was a bloated, red-faced corpse that refused to stay buried in the ground. From the brutal impalements of Vlad III to the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory, real-life figures provided the terrifying blueprints for the horrific legends we know today. In the terrifying blueprints for the legends we know today. In this deep dive into the archives of the undead, Allen Sircy, The American Hauntstorian, explores the documented accounts of those who lived-and died-by the power of the myth.
You will journey through the New England Vampire Panic, where desperate families exhumed their own relatives to stop the "draining" spread of consumption. You will encounter true crime terrors like the Vampire of Düsseldorf and the Vampire Priest, men whose twisted addictions proved that human monsters are more frightening than any ghost story. From the secrets of the New Orleans Casket Girls to the haunting of the Richmond Vampire in Hollywood Cemetery, this is a record of the mysterious creatures of the night. This is not a silly romance novel; it is a historical account of a dark obsession that spans centuries and continents. Do you really know what a vampire is? Hollywood has lied to you. Find out in this historical-based book about the undead.