{"product_id":"history-of-vampires-and-evil-specters","title":"History of Vampires and Evil Specters","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory of Vampires and Evil Specters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBiblioteca Obscura No. 15\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Collin de Plancy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong before vampires entered the world of Gothic fiction, they were regarded as terrifying realities. Across Eastern Europe and beyond, tales of the restless dead inspired fear, official investigations, religious controversy, and even exhumations. 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