Bitten: Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies
The Morbid Curiosity Podcast
Hallie Lloyd
4.8 • 634 Ratings
🗓️ 24 October 2022
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we discuss the folklore surrounding the three most popular supernatural creatures: vampires, werewolves and zombies. All three can transmit (or infect) humans with thier condition through a single bite, but what other similarities exists in thier origins and lore, and why are these creatures still popular today?
Happy Halloween!
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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains discussions of contagious disease, sexual references, enslavement, racism, and suicide. |
| 0:08.0 | Humans are fascinated by gore and violence, but even more so the mysterious and unsolved. |
| 0:27.2 | Interest in these disturbing and unpleasant subjects is called morbid curiosity, and it has gripped millions of people throughout the ages. |
| 0:35.9 | I am one of those people. My name is Hallie, and this |
| 0:40.3 | is the Morbid Curiosity podcast. This spooky season, I thought it might be interesting to look at the three most popular supernatural creatures and explore the similarities they share, as well as the origins of their myths and why they remain popular today. |
| 1:13.6 | Vampires, werewolves, and zombies are all major players in modern popular media. |
| 1:19.6 | They cross genre lines, appearing in horror, fantasy, romance, sci-fi, and comedy productions. |
| 1:26.6 | They seem to feature on all media platforms as well, TV, romance, sci-fi, and comedy productions. They seem to feature on all media platforms as well. |
| 1:30.7 | TV, film, literature, anime, comics, art, games, and even music all feature these creatures, |
| 1:38.6 | or contain references to them. While the three creatures all seem quite different, they all share one thing. |
| 1:46.0 | They bite, and from that bite, their condition can be spread, transforming ordinary humans |
| 1:52.0 | into monsters. |
| 1:54.0 | Before we get into why this might be, let's talk about these creatures individually. |
| 1:59.0 | Vampires, in their most basic elements, are creatures that |
| 2:02.7 | feed on the blood of humans to sustain themselves. They usually have fangs and prefer darkness |
| 2:08.6 | and night. Many times they are immortal, immune to weapons, disease, and poison. However, in many |
| 2:15.4 | stories they can only be killed by very specific things, such |
| 2:19.2 | as excessive exposure to sunlight, fire, or a stake to the heart. |
| 2:24.6 | Vampires have been featured in folklore and fiction of various cultures for hundreds of years. |
| 2:30.1 | Creatures with vampire characteristics have been noted in ancient Greek writings, attacking people |
| 2:35.0 | in their sleep and draining their body fluids. |
| 2:38.5 | Vampire myths were most prevalent in Eastern Europe. |
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