The most disturbingly horrifying and frightening tale you have ever heard, today we bring you the story of Peter Kürten: the Vampire of Düsseldorf.

It’s Vampire October and as Halloween approaches, we will be bringing you true tales of blood-drinking ghouls all month long.

Peter Kurten set the standard for what we know today as sexually-motivated serial killers, and his cruelty knew no bounds. He murdered with scissors, knives, hatchets, chisels and his own bare hands, attacking, women, men, children and animals in fits of literal vampiric blood lust.

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References:

The Sadist by Karl Berg The sadist [electronic resource] : Berg, Karl. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

MONSTER: The True Story of Serial Killer Peter Kürten by C.L. Swinney

The Monster Within: A True Story of Bloodthirst, Brutality and Barbaric Evil by Ryan Green

Up Close & Peculiar With a Real Vampire! | Ripley's Believe It or Not! | Aquariums, Attractions, Museums (ripleys.com)

Peter Kurten's Head - On Display in Wisconsin Dells (wisconsinfrights.com)

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“I'm a Jazz Vampire” by Marion Harris courtesy of the Free Music Archive

“Despair and Triumph” by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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“King Porter Stomp” by Joel Cummins (53) Joel Cummins - YouTube courtesy of YouTube Audio Library

“Devil's Organ” by Jimena Contreras courtesy of YouTube Audio Library

“Habanera” by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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