Ancient Mysteries: Vampires (DOC)

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	Season 1, Episode 4. Starting in dark Transylvania with the notorious Vlad the Impaler, this documentary looks to actual people who may have been vampires. Along with the names are eyewitness accounts of corpses with pulses, of graves where nothing will grow. The doc also travels to Greece, China and the U.S. to present the wide culture of the undead. Finally, forensic specialists offer their gruesome analyses.

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Since Bram Stoker penned the Victorian classic Dracula, vampires have always been among our favorite monsters. In movies, bestsellers and chilling legend, these bloodsucking monsters frighten and fascinate. But now, there is reason to believe that these haunting tales and fears may be more than just our imaginings and there may be truth behind the myths.Starting in dark Transylvania with the notorious Vlad the Impaler, our search for vampires calls a historical role of names of actual people who may have been vampires. Along with the names are eyewitness accounts of corpses with pulse...

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