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In our series on real life vampires, we have taken you all across the world and different eras of human culture. In our fifth chapter, we plant the roots of our terrifying tales firmly in Europe, and focus on those who got a sexual thrill off of feeding on the blood and flesh of their fellow man. Some call them perverts, cannibals, ghouls or fiends. But we like to call them… bloodsucking freaks.

Case #1: The Vampire of Dusseldorf - Peter Kurten was a sexual sadist who got his thrills from the vital fluids of others. He would do anything he could to satiate his bloodlust as he stalked the streets of Dusseldorf, Germany. (P. Kurten, Germany)

Case #2: The Vampire of Nuremberg - Kuno Hoffman's condition of being deaf and mute didn't stop him from breaking into morgue's and graveyards to commit acts of necrophilia and cannibalism. He would attempt to conduct black magic rituals using the blood of the innocent. (K. Hoffman, Germany)

Case #3: The Gentleman Vampire - Neville Heath fancied himself an aristocrat, using a variety of aliases to garner favor and charm the ladies of England. Some of which would never be heard from again. (N. Heath, England)

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This episode features writing by Mis Demeanor and research from Lana McCall, music by Mechanical Ghost, Producer LB from the No One Likes Us Podcast, and The Quiet Type as well as Artwork by Nuclear Heat Graphics. Sources for this episode’s case are available in the credits section of our website.

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In the fourth episode of Season 4, your host JD Horror tells the stories of the origins of the real life vampires in Bloodsucking Freaks part 4.

In the first three chapters of our series on bloodsucking freaks, we have explored some of the most notorious and well known blood suckers of all time. These fiends who stalked the night in search of victims to exsanguinate may have taken their inspiration from the following classic tales. These are the stuff of legends, and quite possibly the father and the mother of all real life vampires. So get out your garlic, your holy water and your wooden crosses, and never under any circumstances invite them in.

Case #1: Vlad the Impaler - Vlad III was the voivode of Wallachia whose cruelty was the stuff of legends. His story was the inspiration behind Bram Stoker's iconic novel Dracula, but the true tale is much more frightening than the silver screen. (V. Tepes, Transylvania, Written and Researched by MR)

Case #2: The Blood Countess - Elizabeth Bathory, known as The Blood Countess, was possibly responsible for the torture and death of hundreds of young women. Delighting in their misery, it was said she bathed in the blood of virgins in order to preserve her own youth and beauty. (E. Bathory, Slovakia, Written and Researched by MR)

This episode was researched and written by MR. It features music by Mechanical Ghost, Producer LB from the No One Likes Us Podcast, The Quiet Type and Ean Grimm Derek and Brandon Fletcher as well as Artwork by Nuclear Heat Graphics. Sources for this episode’s case are available in the credits section of our website.

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S5E3: Bloodsucking Freaks Pt. 5

S4E2: Bloodsucking Freaks Pt. 4 (Origins)