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Janos and the Ingenue: A Vampire’s Warning in the City of Angels

18 min · 23 de abr de 2026
Portada del episodio Janos and the Ingenue: A Vampire’s Warning in the City of Angels

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In 1997, I logged onto the internet for the first time and discovered a world of forums and newsgroups where the supernatural wasn't just a hobby, it was a shared passion. It was in one of these digital spaces dedicated to vampire subculture that I met a writer from New York City. He shared with me a remarkable account he had gathered while interviewing a 98-year-old former actress named Dora, who had traded a life of Rhode Island luxury for the grit and glamour of 1920s Hollywood. This week, I’m recounting the story as it was told to me where in an abandoned desert mansion, Dora met a mysterious Hungarian man named Janos. He moved through the set like a ghost, his skin the color of alabaster and his touch as cold as ice. Through the lens of Dora’s memory, I explore her brief, intense connection with this "Mr. Szabo" and the chilling warning he gave her about the "soul-sucking monster" of the film industry. Was he a man out of time, or a literal creature of the night? I look into the fragments of truth left behind—the bit parts Dora actually played, and the haunting letter from the Hungarian National Theatre. 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] or subscribe to this Substack and receive new stories every Friday. 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 to my Substack [https://jamesnightvisitors.substack.com/] so you never miss a Tuesday article on vampire pop culture & folklore or our Friday true story accounts of supernatural encounters.

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