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It only makes sense we continue the conversation about vampires so join us this week for a deep dive into the origins of western vampire lore and literature!

Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.
Sound design by Shannon Webster.
Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.

For further reading:

https://juliamartins.co.uk/on-the-medusa-vampires-and-the-fear-of-the-female-body

https://www.jstor.org/stable/658266?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2010/02/22/six-ways-to-stop-a-vampire/#:~:text=Rabies%20can%20even%20help%20explain,the%20pungent%20smell%20of%20garlic.%E2%80%9D 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire 

https://www.slashfilm.com/886601/the-real-piece-of-obscure-vampire-lore-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-hasnt-included-yet/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/elizabeth-bathory

https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/hungarian-countess-serial-killer.htm

http://smallstatebighistory.com/vampires-in-exeter-the-gruesome-tale-of-mercy-l-and-edwin-a-brown/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/grim-new-england-part-3-rhode-island-and-connecticut

https://allthatsinteresting.com/mercy-brown-vampire

https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/the-curious-case-of-mercy-brown-and-the-new-england-vampire-panic/

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