Conversations with Vampires in 1967 San Francisco's Summer of Love

The Mystery of Ines: The Azorean Bruxa of Cape Cod, a True Story of the Undead

Carefully tucked inside a pantry wall, a bundle of love letters from 1912 changes everything for Duarte, a twenty-year-old Portuguese-American student spending a strange summer in Provincetown. Years later, he still pondered what it mean to grieve for someone who never truly died? Inês existed in a kind of liminal space, unable to move forward, unable to return home. Our Podcast Theme Music Music Title: “Haunted Haus”, Artist: Tim Kulig [https://timkulig.com/] (timkulig.com [http://timkulig.com]) Lic CC 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Call for Listener’s Stories: Share Your Story Have you experienced something unexplainable? I would like to put out a call to all of our listeners to share your story. I want to share them in a special listener’s episode. You can request to remain anonymous, or we’ll share your name if you give us permission. Email me directly at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com [thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com]. There are two ways to share. You can write your story in an email, or tell your story in a simple voice recording from your phone and send it as an attachment via email audio length limit of 3 minutes. You are also welcome to suggestions as to which aspects of vampirism you’d like to see explored in our posts or our YouTube videos [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfbHhb3fApds7pLn-Xi84RaORe6YmGw-A&si=RweZtH_nPWPUK4im], please email us at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com [thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com]. Join the Facebook Group The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society is a worldwide community sharing firsthand vampire encounters and exploring the folklore, history, and pop culture of the undead. Join our Facebook group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/nightvisitorsvampireresearchsociety] to connect with fellow Night Visitors [https://thenightvisitors.com/] from around the world. We're also on YouTube: To watch the Night Visitor’s Vampire Research Society’s true stories, subscribe to the YouTube channel @VampireResearchSociety [https://www.youtube.com/@VampireResearchSociety/?sub_confirmation=1] or subscribe to this Substack and receive new stories every Friday.

What's the Tea on Claudine? A Quebec Mystery

In 1935, a mysterious guest arrived at a boarding house in rural Quebec with seven trunks, a fortune in cash, and no appetite for food. What the landlady discovered among her guest's belongings made no sense — until fifty years later, in a Chinese restaurant in Boston, when she met her once again. Still young, still smiling. What would you do if confronted with proof that defied everything you believed possible? Is Claudine a vampire or could she be an immortal alchemist? Listen now to get all the details. Our Podcast Theme Music Music Title: “Haunted Haus”, Artist: Tim Kulig [https://timkulig.com/] (timkulig.com [http://timkulig.com]) Lic CC 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Call for Listener’s Stories: Share Your Story Have you experienced something unexplainable? I would like to put out a call to all of our listeners to share your story. I want to share them in a special listener’s episode. You can request to remain anonymous, or we’ll share your name if you give us permission. Email me directly at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com [thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com]. There are two ways to share. You can write your story in an email, or tell your story in a simple voice recording from your phone and send it as an attachment via email audio length limit of 3 minutes. Click here to submit! [thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com] You are also welcome to suggestions as to which aspects of vampirism you’d like to see explored in our posts or our YouTube videos [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfbHhb3fApds7pLn-Xi84RaORe6YmGw-A&si=RweZtH_nPWPUK4im], please email us at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com [thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com]. Join the Facebook Group The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society is a worldwide community sharing firsthand vampire encounters and exploring the folklore, history, and pop culture of the undead. Join our Facebook group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/nightvisitorsvampireresearchsociety] to connect with fellow Night Visitors [https://thenightvisitors.com/] from around the world. Join us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/nightvisitorsvampireresearchsociety] We're also on YouTube: To watch the Night Visitor’s Vampire Research Society’s true stories, subscribe to the YouTube channel @VampireResearchSociety [https://www.youtube.com/@VampireResearchSociety/?sub_confirmation=1] or subscribe to this Substack and receive new stories every Friday. Vampire Research Society [https://www.youtube.com/@VampireResearchSociety/?sub_confirmation=1]

Springtime in 1968 Brooklyn, a TRUE Shavuot Vampire Encounter

Some years ago, I met Trudy, a well-traveled woman in her late sixties, who finally broke her silence about her friend Rifka’s terrifying vampire encounter in NYC in the late 60s. After hearing it, I wondered could a tormented soul really reach across generations? Rarely does a vampire story carry the weight of generational trauma quite like this one. Was Rifka’s experience a dream, or did something dark materialize from the shadows? Why did Rifka wake with mysterious marks on her neck feeling drained of her health, night after night? Seeking her mother’s guidance, Rifka shares her experience. Confronted with the truth, Noemi must reveal a long-held truth. What she reveals is a devastating secret that followed the family across decades and continents, buried since before World War II. Up against something ancient and relentless, a Williamsburg rabbi offers guidance rooted in tradition, and the Shavuot ritual becomes Rifka’s unexpected shield. (It’s honestly one of the more moving endings you’ll hear.) The encounter shapes Rifka forever, turning her toward both scholarship and spiritual practice. Tune in to hear this haunting story told in full. Our Podcast Theme Music Music Title: “Haunted Haus”, Artist: Tim Kulig [https://timkulig.com/] (timkulig.com [http://timkulig.com]) Lic CC 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Call for Listeners’ Stories: Share Your Story Have you experienced something unexplainable? I would like to put out a call to all of our listeners to share your story. I want to share them in a special listener’s episode. You can request to remain anonymous, or we’ll share your name if you give us permission. Email me directly at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com [thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com]. There are two ways to share. You can write your story in an email, or tell your story in a simple voice recording from your phone and send it as an attachment via email audio length limit of 3 minutes. Click here to submit! [thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com] You are also welcome to suggestions as to which aspects of vampirism you’d like to see explored in our posts or our YouTube videos [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfbHhb3fApds7pLn-Xi84RaORe6YmGw-A&si=RweZtH_nPWPUK4im], please email us at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com [thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com]. Join us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/nightvisitorsvampireresearchsociety] The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society is a worldwide community sharing firsthand vampire encounters and exploring the folklore, history, and pop culture of the undead. Join our Facebook group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/nightvisitorsvampireresearchsociety] to connect with fellow Night Visitors [https://thenightvisitors.com/] from around the world.

Conversations with Vampires in 1967 San Francisco's Summer of Love

This week’s episode of The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society [https://thenightvisitors.com] takes us from rural Iowa where Judy left her troubled family behind and moved to San Francisco in the summer of 1967 — the summer of love. With a diploma in hard-knocks and a lot of ambition, she settled into a small studio rental above an antique shop in San Francisco’s Chinatown. She was lonely until one rainy evening, a young man stepped into the hallway and invited her in. Judy entered a world she never expected. Listen to find out what transpired next. Share Your Story Have you encountered something you believe was a vampire—psychic, folkloric, or otherwise? Email thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com [thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com]. With your permission, your account may be featured on a future episode. Names and identifying details can be changed to protect your privacy. Our Sound The Night Visitors theme music is "Haunted Haus" by composer Tim Kulig. We're grateful to Tim for allowing us to use his work to set the tone for each episode. https://timkulig.com/https://timkulig.com/ [https://timkulig.com/] Join the Community The Night Visitors is part of a worldwide community exploring vampire culture, folklore, and the paranormal. James also publishes a weekly newsletter featuring articles on vampire lore, history, and how genuine folklore shows up in film and literature. 🌙 Website: thenightvisitors.com [http://thenightvisitors.com] 🌙 Newsletter: jamesnightvisitors.substack.com [http://jamesnightvisitors.substack.com] 🌙 Facebook Group: bit.ly/night-visitors-fb-group [http://bit.ly/night-visitors-fb-group] 🌙 Instagram: @nightvisitorsvrs [https://instagram.com/nightvisitorsvrs] 🌙 YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/@VampireResearchSociety]youtube.com/@VampireResearchSociety [http://youtube.com/@VampireResearchSociety]

Chanda and the Floating Head

In early 1990s Cambodia, Chanda and her husband were being drained — literally. Night after night, they woke exhausted, covered in small puncture wounds, haunted by suffocating dreams. The source turned out to be closer than they imagined: their next-door neighbor, an ahp — a vampiric entity from Khmer folklore that hunts as a disembodied floating head with trailing entrails behind it. When a Buddhist monk's blessing finally let Chanda see what had been feeding on them in the dark, she knew exactly what she was dealing with. But defeating it would take something bigger — the sacred festival of Pchum Ben, when the gates of the underworld open and the ancestors come to help. What happens when you fight a vampire with faith, family, and a ring of thorn branches? Listen to find out. You’ll find The Night Visitors podcast on a variety of platforms, from Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-night-visitors-vampire-research-society/id1877361064] and ListenNotes [https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-night-visitors-vampire-research-society-_pdMV0yqPZk/] to iHeartRadio [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1333-the-night-visitors-vampir-322837360/] and more. Theme Music Title: “Haunted Haus”, Artist: Tim Kulig [https://timkulig.com/] (timkulig.com [http://timkulig.com]) Lic CC 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] If you have any personal experiences with vampires you’d like to share, or if you have any suggestions as to which aspects of vampirism you’d like to see explored in our posts or our YouTube videos [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfbHhb3fApds7pLn-Xi84RaORe6YmGw-A&si=RweZtH_nPWPUK4im], please email us at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com [thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com]. Your privacy is always protected. To watch the Night Visitor’s Vampire Research Society’s true stories, subscribe to the YouTube channel @VampireResearchSociety [https://www.youtube.com/@VampireResearchSociety/?sub_confirmation=1]. The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society is a worldwide community sharing firsthand vampire encounters and exploring the folklore, history, and pop culture of the undead. Join our Facebook group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/nightvisitorsvampireresearchsociety] to connect with fellow Night Visitors [https://thenightvisitors.com/] from around the world. And if you haven’t already, subscribe right here on Substack [https://jamesnightvisitors.substack.com/] so you never miss a Tuesday article on vampire pop culture and folklore or our Friday true story accounts of supernatural encounters.