S7,E2: Abhartach, Ireland's First Vampire

S7,E2: Abhartach, Ireland's First Vampire

May 1, 2026 · 24 min · Season 7 · Episode 2

About this episode

The episode explores the legend of Abhartach, a blood-drinking warlord from 5th-century Ireland, and the terror he inflicted on a village.

Before Dracula stalked the pages of Bram Stoker's imagination, a blood-drinking warlord was already terrorizing a 5th-century Irish village. What happens when an entire village faces something that cannot be killed?

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