Spookish History: Vampires

Update: 2025-09-08

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Ever wondered why people believed vampires turned into bats or why garlic repels them? Heather takes us through these questions, other common vampire myths, and the origins of this legendary monster in today episode of Spookish.

Email us at Spookishpodcast@gmail.com to hear your spooky experiences in a Creeps Speak episode!

Sources:

The Vampire Historian podcast

The Vampyre

Revenant

17th Century Graves Poland.

There Were Four of Us.

Lord Byron

Peter

Garlic Origins

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