Appalachian Shapeshifting Vampires: America's Original Vampire

Appalachian Shapeshifting Vampires: America's Original Vampire

From The Cryptid Huntress by Jessica Jones

May 3, 2026 · 1h 27m · Season 50 · Episode 14

About this episode

Jessica explores the history of shapeshifting vampires in the Appalachian region and their connection to local folklore.

Before vampires were rumored to be in Louisiana, they were known to be in the Appalachian Mountains. Farmers sometimes found their livestock dead with human bite marks and their blood drained from them. They also found caskets coming out of the ground in graveyards and the bodies were not decomposed. Concerned that they were dealing with vampires, some communities began installing cast iron metal cages over graves to keep any possible vampires in the ground. On this episode of “A Glitch in the Matrix,” Jessica explores the New Webster Vampires, a family of shapeshifting vampires from Dillsboro, North Carolina, and a suspected blood thirsty Vampire in the Smoky Mountains. She also dives into the Nephilim connection to vampirism. Follow Mike: https://www.youtube.com/@Mike-LIB Follow Jessica: https://thecryptidhuntress.com https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCryptidHuntress https://Patreon.com/thecryptidhuntress https://www.facebook.com/TheCryptidHuntress https://www.instagram.com/thecryptidhuntress https://www.etsy.com/shop/WarWomanGoods

People in this episode

Host: Jessica Jones

Topics covered

  • vampires
  • Appalachian folklore
  • shapeshifting
  • Nephilim
  • livestock
  • graveyards

Keywords

  • vampires
  • Appalachian Mountains
  • shapeshifting
  • Nephilim
  • livestock deaths
  • graveyards
  • folklore

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Places: Dillsboro, North Carolina, Appalachian Mountains, Smoky Mountains

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