![]() There's a lengthy bibliography/ filmography at the end which, I seem to recall, owes much to Martin V. McNally, who had previous in the field having published In Search Of Dracula (NEL, 1975) with long-term collaborator Radu Florescu and the A Clutch Of Vampires anthology, loving chronicles all the instances of the blood Countess's tortures versus young women - the Hammer Countess Dracula is Bathory-lite in comparison. 'Non-fiction' in as much as these things can be, but you can see the appeal to Hamlyn as the life and crimes of Elizabeth Bathory read like something from one of their beloved 'nasties'. And including a fascinating study of the whole vampire/werewolf tradition. This enthralling account follows a quest through the forests of Transylvania in search of the real Elizabeth Bathory - finally uncovering a truth more horrifying than myth. It was rumoured that up to 700 young girls had been murdered to slake the Countess's bloodlust - and so a vampire legend was born. In 1611 the wealthy Countess Elizabeth Bathory went on trial for atrocities committed by herself and her trusted retainers. ![]() ![]() and even in an era when cruelty was rife, the hardened populace of Hungary shuddered. įrom a dark castle in a lonely forest echoed the screams of tortured servant-girls. ![]() In Search Of The Blood Countess Of Transylvania ![]()
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