We're delighted to have Brian Sharpless (Monsters on the Couch) back with us to discuss some of the Psychology elements of vampirism, as well as some of his favorite historical cases. Be sure and grab his book if you're at all interested in the intersection of monsters and Psychology.

Show Notes:
Monsters on the Couch
Renfield Syndrome (wikipedia)
2005 Romanian Vampire case (The Guardian)
Richard Chase - Serial Killer (wikipedia)
Mercy Brown vampire case (wikipedia)
Vlad the Impaler (wikipedia)
Example of Vlad's violence on the Turks (wikipedia)
Elizabeth Bathory (wikipedia)

Hungarian Ghoulish - MT 235

Be sure and check out Karen's new book Bitch: The Journey of a Word from Cambridge University Press!

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Title card image courtesy Brian Sharpless - walkway where alleged vampire Jure Grando was most likely buried

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S04E02 The Pathologies of Vampirism with Dr. Brian Sharpless