On the stand Chase admitted to drinking his victims’ blood and to decapitating the infant to obtain more. Born to Kill? s2e5: Richard Trenton Chase, Sky One 2006
Sentenced to death. ibid.
23rd January 1978, Sacramento, USA: David Walin came home from work to find his wife brutally murdered in her bedroom. 22-year-old Theresa was three months pregnant … ‘She was shot three times with a .22 … and some horrible things done to that woman’ … Even experienced police officers had never seen anything like it. The blood-drinking killer was 27-year-old Richard Chase, who would go on to be known as the vampire of Sacramento. Within a month he randomly slaughtered six people including two children. World’s Most Evil Killers: Richard Chase: The Vampire of Sacramento, Sky Crime 2020
According to folklore, vampires can often be found buried just outside of graveyards in unconsecrated ground. Buried Worlds with Tim Wildman: Devil Swamp, Discovery 2020
Dracula: the name is synonymous with terror. The creation of Irish author Bram Stoker – this iconic tale of a medieval vampire stalking the streets of London has scared and inspired millions around the world for over 120 years. Since its first publication in 1897, Bram Stoker’s novel has never been out of print. In Search of Dracula with Mark Gatiss, BBC 2020
‘Dracula’s so popular he’s got his own emoji.’ ibid. fan
Why do we keep returning to the Count? To what extent has public taste changed our perception of the Vampire, and what is the secret of his hypnotic hold over us all? ibid.
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, Hammer 1968 … Nosferatu, 1968 … Over the years the Count proved very difficult to kill … ibid.
The book was finally published on May 26th 1897 and quickly gained critical success. Much was made of Stoker’s clever trick of bringing a medieval monster into modern London. ibid.
Two years after the successful Broadway play, Universal Pictures produced the first version of Dracula on film [1931] with sound. ibid.
In 1958 Christopher Lee made the first of seven Hammer appearances in the role. ibid.
Vampires: we all know them from pop culture. They live in the shadows. They have fangs for teeth that they use to suck the life from victims. But real vampires exist. Their powers so great little can be done to stop their will. But are vampires real? MonsterQuest s2e10: Vampires in America, History 2008
For centuries mankind has told frightening tales of bloodthirsty vampires and moon-crazed werewolves … unearthly creatures that according to legend thrive on human blood, feast on human flesh. But could they actually be real? The UnXplained with William Shatner s1e15: Vampires & Wereworlves, History 2019
Rod adopts the persona of a five-hundred-year-old vampire … You couldn’t be a part of Rod’s group by being a part-time vampire … Killer Kids s4e8: Vampire & The Essay, LMN 2011
On November 28th 1996 three days after Rod Ferrell brutally murdered friend Heather Wendorf’s parents, Rod and his vampire cult are arrested. ibid.
He used syringes and surgical tubing to drain his victims’ blood into a mason jar so he could drink it. She managed to escape but not before John Crutchley drained 40% of her blood. As many as 30 women went missing. True Crime Recaps: The Serial Killer is a Vampire! John Crutchley Case, Youtube 13.56, 2023
John Brennan Crutchley was an engineer, a deranged sadist, probable serial killer, definitely a creepy husband and father and lord knows what else. ibid.
You know what’s even more disturbing? The Undead. The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd: What Lies Beneath s1e9, History 2024
1990, Griswold, Connecticut: It turns out those kids playing in the woods stumbled across the first physical evidence of something deeply irrational. ibid.