We kick off our Vampire October with the story of Arnold Paole and we're joined by Matt Baxter. This story appeared in the 1979 edition of Usborne's Haunted Houses, Ghosts, and Spectors.  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Paole" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Arnold Paole</a> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1897308/?page=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lee Illis 1964 - Porphyria and Werewolves</a> 1985 - <a href="https://www.chem.ubc.ca/david-dolphin" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">David Dolphin</a> - NYT article on <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/31/us/rare-disease-proposed-as-cause-for-vampires.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Porphyria and Vampires</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penanggalan" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Penanggal</a>  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manananggal#:~:text=The%20manananggal%20(%20lit.,them%20a%20vampire-like%20appearance." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Manananggal</a> Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support</a>. Some product links may be affiliated with Amazon revenue sharing.

S04E02 The Pathologies of Vampirism with Dr. Brian Sharpless

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