Welcome to spooky season with The Blunt Letters! This week we sink our teeth into the science of vampires! Were there real bloodsuckers in history? Or were they misunderstood patients suffering from a rare disease? Plus, get our little-known vampire recommendations to watch this spooky season!

Featuring Original Song “ Vampyre” by Micaela Superstar

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References:
Vampire

Vampires in America (2022)

Netflix will not air documentary of missing Ohio man that was allegedly sacrificed by vampire coven

Bunnicula

Near Dark (1987)

The Deluxe Transitive Vampire by Karen Elizabeth Gordon

Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

What We Do In The Shadows

The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius by Judd Winick

Blood and Water by Judd Winick

Truck Route Serial Killers

30 Days of Night (2007)

Thirst (2009)

Therese Raquin by Emile Zola 

Jerry and The Vampire