In today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the wild world of Victorian vampires. She'll discuss vampire panic and vampire autopsies of the 1800s, real vampires - or at least, folks who were believed to be real vampires, and the inspirations for everyone's favorite vampire, Dracula.

References for today's episode:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_vampire_panichttps://www.cdc.gov/tb/worldtbday/history.htm

https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/vampire-myths-originated-real-blood-disorder

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Westenra

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Paolehttps://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/dracula-bram-stoker-inspiration

https://lithub.com/on-the-victorian-science-and-prejudices-behind-bram-stokers-dracula/

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Ep. 6 - The Wild World of Victorian Vampires