Tag: true crime horror
BEFORE DRACULA: The Ancient Vampire Legends That Started It All
What if Dracula wasn’t inspired by Vlad the Impaler at all, but by an ancient Irish vampire king buried upside-down under a thorn tree? Uncover the disturbing true stories, from Elizabeth Báthory’s blood baths to premature burials during plague outbreaks, to ancient demons that stalked babies in their cribs—discover the dark tapestry of true stories, medical mysteries, and folklore that created the world’s most famous vampire.
DID THE CIA TURN AN ENTIRE TOWN INTO WEREWOLVES? The Pont-Saint Esprit Incident
In 1951 an entire French town suddenly believed they were werewolves — but CIA documents suggest the real monster might have been scientists conducting a top-secret mind control experiment that went horribly wrong.