The Madame’s House of Horrors
If there is anything history has taught us, it’s that monsters do indeed exist. They walk among us in human form and rather than fangs and talons, they possess sinister intent and a murderous disregard […]
Folklore
Blood Sucking Fiends Part 7: Strange Nights in Highgate
Before I start, I would like to dedicate this to the memory of David Farrant who was an eccentric member of the paranormal field who will be missed. Ideally, cemeteries are supposed to be a […]
Blood Sucking Fiends Part 6: Vampires of Ireland
As we’ve already seen so far, dark tales of ghoulish beings with a lust for blood appear in every culture the world over. Our western model for vampires comes from two of Ireland’s greatest authors […]
Blood Sucking Fiends Part 5: The Second Death of Petre Toma
Imagine if you can, it is a dark moonless night in the rural countryside of Romania. An angry group of people from a village gather at the gates of a nearby cemetery filled with the […]
Blood Sucking Fiends Part 4: Vampires of Greece
Greece of antiquity is regarded by scholars and historians as being the birthplace of western civilization. Philosophy, art and democracy are three of this ancient culture’s many contributions to the world. Greeks considered themselves to […]
Blood Sucking Fiends Part 3: The Return Of Peter Blagojevic
The magic of the silver screen has taken the vampire and turned it into an anti-hero of sorts. Ever since Bela Lugosi appeared in the film adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, this creature that lurks in […]
Blood Sucking Fiends Part 2: China’s Undead
Every seventh lunar month of the Chinese calendar, the Chinese believe the boundary between our world and the spirit world is wide open. For an entire month the dead may cross the void to either […]
Blood Sucking Fiends Part 1: The Terror Is Born
When Irish author Bram Stoker penned his classic novel of horror, Dracula, the world was a much different place. Sex was a taboo topic that was kept hush hush and never spoken about in polite conversation. […]
By The Light Of The Moon
Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfsbane blooms and the moon is full and bright. The Wolf Man (1941) When it […]
Demon Lore of The World
Whenever I’m a guest on a radio show, the dreaded D word eventually pops up. And, by D word, I mean Demon. This is an issue that often gets my big old fat mouth in […]