Episode 5: Part 1 - American Bloodsuckers

What are you afraid of?

Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 15 min

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Episode description

It turns out vampires have an extensive history in America, from links to Consumption in New England to mysterious characters in New Orleans. Join us this week as we discuss how Rhode Islanders in the late 1800s dealt with their vampire neighbors and how an extravagant man in New Orleans was found to be drinking blood...

Sources:
Inside the world of real-life vampires in New Orleans & Atlanta, Scottie Andrew, CNN, October 29, 2022, https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/29/us/real-vampires-new-orleans-atlanta-cec/index.html

The Great New England Vampire Panic, Abigail Tucker, October 2012, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-new-england-vampire-panic-36482878/

The Last American Vampire, Christopher Klein, October 31, 2014, https://www.history.com/news/the-last-american-vampire

Mercy Brown - A Real Rhode Island Vampire, Richard Spiers, 2004, http://www.underworldtales.com/mercy-brown/

The Vampire Legends of New Orleans, Brian Harrison, August 2, 2022, https://exemplore.com/paranormal/The-Vampire-Legends-of-New-Orleans

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