Episode 313: The Transformation of Dracula

The name strikes fear into the hearts of people everywhere - afraid that he will slink through your window, plunge his fangs into your neck, and make you one of his kind. But the origin is something just as bloody, though in a different way. How did we go from 15th century ruler to a sexy, cape-wearing bloodsucker? This week’s episode is The Transformation of Dracula.

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From Demons to Dracula: The Creation of the Modern Vampire Myth by Matthew Beresford

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How to Kill a Vampire: Fangs in Folklore, Film and Fiction by Liisa Ladouceur

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Sundays with Vlad: From Pennsylvania to Transylvania, One Man's Quest to Live in the World of the Undead by Paul Bibeau

The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead by Gordon J. Melton

The Vampire Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson

Vampires in Their Own Words: An Anthology of Vampire Voices by Various