Nosferatu & Dracula

The Titans have been torn apart, their limbs scattered across multiple realities. They’ll never be whole again. But in the Underworld, another kind of brokenness has taken root in the heart of young Zagreus, the brooding son of Hades and Persephone. From Mythology, a Parcast Orig ... Show More

In this tale from Iceland, undying love is anything but romantic… Enjoy this episode from Tales! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

For skeptics and believers alike, the Mothman is a phenomenon that’s not going away. Today we explore the most compelling theories surrounding the famous cryptid. This episode originally aired on Unexplained Mysteries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad ... Show More

Bloodsucking fiends appear in the folklore of every culture on the planet. But for some, they were more than just horror stories. Today’s story comes from early 18th-century Europe. A doctor tries in vain to save lives, while a monster waits in the shadows… determined to see him ... Show More

Host Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Corin Throsby and Comedian Ed Gamble to look at the role and development of vampire characters throughout 19th century Gothic literature and its continuing effect on pop culture today. Which vampire character is based on infamous bad boy Lord Byro ... Show More

Varney the Vampire was a blood soaked gothic horror story serialised in cheap print over the course of a couple of years in the nineteenth century. The resulting "penny dreadful" tale spilled out of a large volume when it was finally published in book form. In spite of his comfor ... Show More

Decades before Bram Stoker’s iconic creation dug its fangs into the cultural consciousness, another vampire emerged from the ether: Carmilla. Today begins our four-part retelling of Joseph Sheridan La Fanu’s 1872 novella, in which a gesture of hospitality brings a nightmare to li ... Show More

Robert sits down with Jack O'Brien to talk about how the life of a Transylvanian prince turned into the story of Dracula. (1 part) Sources: https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-origins-of-dracula-vlad-the-impaler/ https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-andcivilisat ... Show More

The girlies venture into Vampire Lore™  in Part I of a series of Eerie Episodes. They explore the shocking disease that turned people into vampires, the impact of vampiric literature, how Stephanie Meyer bastardized Gothic traditions via Mormonism, and more! Digressions include a ... Show More

Vampire lore goes back to the ancient world (revenant legends abound from Rome to China) but vampire mythology doesn't come into its own until at least the Renaissance period. Was the inspiration for it all the bloodthirsty Wallachian ruler Vlad Tepes, the ruler who impaled tens ... Show More

This episode is brought to you by Slate's ICYMI podcast. Co-hosts Rachelle Hampton and Candice Lim talk to writer Cyrena Touros about Dracula Daily, a newsletter that emails bite-sized passages from Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel to more than 235,000 readers. As an epistolary novel, Dr ... Show More

A hot take art episode about Dracula and its relationship with Irish folklore and Cholera outbreaks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.