Vlad the Impaler is one of history’s most terrifying villains. A leader who used torture, terrorism, and sadistic punishment to retain his grip on power. Though he was considered a folk hero by some in his homeland, for many, he’s the inspiration behind the most spine-chilling tale of all time: Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
But what sparked Vlad’s bloodthirsty obs ... Show More
Apr 2024
Fritz Haarmann: The Vampire of Hanover
Following the first world war, Germany, having never found its feet economically throughout the conflict, now found itself crumbling under the further weight of heavy reparations. Many of those that had survived the fighting found themselves in a desperate state, carrying out all ... Show More
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Nov 2023
Le « vrai » Dracula pleurait-il des larmes de sang ?
<p>Vlad III l'Empaleur règne sur la principauté de Valachie, à l'origine de la Roumanie, au milieu du XVe siècle. L'un de ces surnoms, "Draculea", qui signifie "fils du dragon", fut repris, au XIXe siècle, par Bram Stoker, qui en fit le fameux vampire Dracula. Il était d'ailleurs ... Show More
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Feb 2025
538. Horror in the Congo: The Nightmare Begins (Part 1)
The story of King Leopold of Belgium’s brutal regime in the Congo Free State, during the late 19th century, is one of the darkest and most important in global history. It is a story of horror - the murky depths of the human soul pushed to its primal limits, European colonialism a ... Show More
1h 3m
Apr 2025
Attila the Hun, Part 1 of 2
We’re in south-eastern Europe in the 400s AD. The once mighty Roman Empire is riven in two. And on the Great Hungarian Plain a fearsome enemy is rising. The Huns’ king, Attila, will become a terrifying, iconic figure. A byword for plundering and pillaging. The archetypal warlord. ... Show More
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