Did you know that vampires were not always the pale aristocrats we know today?  In this episode we are going to be taking a look at the fist story that depicted the modern vampire in English literature.  Its originating story:  The Vampyre by John William Polidori.
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Links referred to in this episode:

The Vampyre by John William Polidori [Public domain text] (https://archive.org/details/thevampyretale00poliuoft)
The Case of Arnold Paole (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Paole)