AFTER DARK | Rise of the Vampire: The Peter Plogojowitz Case

When nine villagers die days after Peter Plogojowitz is buried, the townspeople swear he’s come back for them. This episode takes a look at the chilling 1725 case that helped launch the European vampire panic.

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Research:

https://literaryvampire.tumblr.com/post/95223258219/copy-of-a-writing-from-the-gradiska-district-in

https://bitterwinter.org/the-theological-and-esoteric-debate-on-the-existence-of-vampires-17th-19th-centuries-2-an-epidemic-of-vampirism-in-the-austro-hungarian-empire/#:~:text=The%20prosecutor%2C%20%E2%80%9Cafter%20an%20examination,%E2%80%9D

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https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kisiljevo-cemetery

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petar_Blagojevi%C4%87

https://vampirologist.blogspot.com/search?q=+Petar+Blagojevi%C4%87

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