Demonic blood-sucking creatures have existed for thousands of years before Dracula showed up as alluring, suave and problematic.
Who were these figures who inspired what we know today as vampires? Why are a lot of these supernatural creatures female figures? And why did left-handed red heads once get stakes through the heart!?
Joining Kate today is the fantastic historian and author Janina Ramirez, to get to the bottom of these important questions.
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