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Kisilova, Site of a Vampire Case

Kisilova, a village near Gradisch (present-day Grocka, Serbia), was the site of an alleged vampire case in the 18th century. Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d’Argens, a French philosopher and writer, recounted the story in his Lettres juives (Jewish Letters). According to the account, a villager returned from the dead to torment his son and other … Read more