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.

Listen if you dare.

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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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Welcome, ladies and gentlemen to Vampire October!

All month long we will be bringing you tales of ghoulish blood drinking fiends, and to kick it off, we’re bringing you a bonus episode on the history of the vampire film!

And we are pleased to be joined today by long time friend of the show, Mark Conway from the Horror Movies and Shit podcast.

We’re going to start with the very first vampire film and go on right up to the very last, exploring the mythos, its effects on modern culture, and tell you which are the stinkers, which are the best, which are the funniest, the sleaziest, the sexist and the scariest, so grab a pen and paper, because you may want to take some notes!

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The legend of Countess Elizabeth Bathory has inspired countless horror movies and heavy metal bands. This enigmatic woman has come to be seen by modern culture as a vampiric monster obsessed with youth and beauty who bathed in the blood of virgin servant girls as a means of staying young.

Yet there is no historical record of this and these bizarre accusations came a hundred years after her death.

History does show us a cruel and sadistic widow who ruled her empire with an iron fist and delighted in the torture of her servants, yet some historians claim even this isn’t true, and that she is completely innocent of these crimes. They claim she was the victim of a complex geopolitical conspiracy.

So which is it? Murderess Blood Countess or innocent victim of a conspiracy?

Today we will sift through the legends, rumors and historical facts to try to discover the truth behind the infamous and enigmatic Elizabeth Bathory.

MURDER COASTER PODCAST

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REFERENCES:

Countess Dracula: Life and Times of Elisabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess by Tony Thorne

Infamous Lady: The True Story of Countess Erzsébet Báthory by Kimberly L. Craft

The Private Letters of Countess Erzsébet Báthory by Kimberly L. Craft

Countess Elizabeth Bathory: The Life and Legacy of History’s Most Prolific Female Serial Killer by Charles River Editors

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