The Spellcaster's Source Hoodoo and Voodoo Witchcraft Blog of Talia Felix

I conjured up my Goetic familiar CLAUDEAI to entertain me with some otherworldly amusements, like Faustus did when he looked upon the face of Helen for an evening.  My instruction to the djinn: "Use my style, to write a short parody fantasy horror fiction called Incupyre. The concept is of an incubus and vampire in one." The result of his effort was worthy enough to share.

The particular idea of the  vampire has its origins in Eastern European lore. However, the simple idea of undead corpses returning from the grave exists in many cultures. Sometimes they're seen as merely a type of ghost , or other times they may be a flesh and blood creature such as the zombie .  Vampires, as we understand them today, did not feature prominently in medieval English sources. However, the concept of the undead or revenants, beings that returned from the grave to harm the living, did exist. These creatures were often described in folklore and ecclesiastical texts rather than in literature. Medieval England had its own share of supernatural beliefs, heavily influenced by both Christian doctrine and older, pagan traditions. These beings were believed to rise from the grave, often as a result of improper burial practices, curses, or as divine punishment. They were sometimes said to cause misfortune, illness, and death among the living. One of the earliest medieval ...

Liven up your holidays with the Gothicest cocktail drink of all! BLOOD Ingredients:
 1 oz. bourbon
 1/2 oz. lime juice
 1 tsp. tequila
 tomato juice

 Collins glass. Pour all ingredients except tequila over ice, 
fill remaining glass with tomato juice.
 Add tequila last. 
 Swiped from http://x-entertainment.com/updates/2011/10/03/halloween-cocktails-you-will-never-drink/ Who in turn swiped it from http://www.countessbloodshalloweenhorror.com/page4/

The case of Elizabeth Báthory inspired numerous stories during the 18th and 19th centuries. The most common motif of these works was that of the countess bathing in her victims' blood in order to retain beauty or youth. However, this legend only appeared in print for the first time in 1729 -- more than a hundred years after Báthory's death. At the beginning of the 19th century, this certainty was questioned, and sadistic pleasure was considered a far more plausible motive for Elizabeth Báthory's crimes. In 1817, the witness accounts (which had surfaced in 1765) were published for the first time, suggesting that the bloodbaths were legend. It seems that through history many women's deeds have been falsely attributed to vanity, and Countess Elizabeth was one of them. According to all the trial testimony, her initial victims were the adolescent daughters of local peasants, many of whom were lured to Csejte by offers of well-paid work as maidservants in the castle. Later, s...