
Mutilated corpses and undead mothers-in-law: vampire epidemics through history
From HistoryExtra podcast
Published 11/21/2025

From HistoryExtra podcast
Published 11/21/2025
Fears of the undead rising from their graves to cause trouble have recurred in societies around the globe throughout the centuries. But why was your mother-in-law especially likely to become a vampire? What makes Count Dracula a highly unusual bloodsucker? And how would you best mutilate a…