About this episode

This episode explores ancient werewolf and vampire myths, focusing on their origins and cultural significance.

Pour yourself some dumb bitch juice and learn up on some of the earliest werewolf and vampire myths and how they used to be one horrific uber (upir?) creature. Lore from Ancient Greece, The Balkans and Scandinavia fill this massive deep dive and at the end you'll learn why some cultures put your head up your butt when you died.

People in this episode

Host: Tyler Ventura

Topics covered

• werewolf myths
• vampire myths
• ancient lore
• cultural practices
• revenants
• mythology

Keywords

• werewolf
• vampire
• mythology
• Ancient Greece
• Balkans
• Scandinavia
• revenants
• cultural practices

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ancient Greece, The Balkans, Scandinavia

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