"Vampires Are:" Chapter 7 - Fact vs. Fiction

Enjoy Episode 7 of 8 on the book, "Vampires Are:" by Vampirologist Stephen Kaplan. In this episode, we explore (and poke fun at) some ultra-academic theories around why we humans are so obsessed with blood and vampires.

This nonfiction account of what the Vampire Research Center uncovered will provide you insights into the reality of vampires that few, if any authors have ever covered. Dodging all the cheesy fiction of vampire lore, and doing away entirely with modern made-up fantasies about blood sucking lust fests, Kaplan and his team inform us about what they discovered when they found and interviewed approximately one dozen real life vampires from all across the United States.

So cozy up, dim the lights, lock your doors and grab the nearest crucifix, because you're in for a wild ride.

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0:00 Intro
0:50 Blood 's importance in our culture
8:24 Countess Elizabeth Bathory
9:16 Vampires and mirrors
10:00 Vampires and coffins
11:36 Cryogenics, Jesus, and my roast fest of academics
14:53 Vampires and bats
15:38 Random musings of Kaplan
17:20 Vampires and aging
19:37 What's coming up in the final Vampires Are episode