The Vampire Catfish: A Message Board And The Boy Who Believed

About this episode

The episode explores Michael's experience with an online relationship that turned deceptive.

Michael was 16, lonely, and stuck in a small Southern town when he met someone called Dennis on a vampire-themed online message board. What began as a thrilling, romantic connection soon spiraled into something darker. We follow Michael’s journey as he tries to make sense of the many layers of deception two decades later.

People in this episode

Guest: Michael

Topics covered

• deception
• online relationships
• vampire culture
• loneliness
• coming of age

Keywords

• vampire
• message board
• deception
• romantic connection
• loneliness
• Southern town

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Southern town

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