Well, the person I researched was Countess Elizabeth Bathory. She was a really creepy nutcase. It makes me glad I didn't live in her era! It seems like some of her insanity may have stemmed from the fact that she didn't have a really happy childhood or home life or marriage. It's really interesting that she went around murdering virgins and bathing in their blood, yet was still a very loving mother. Who would think that would be possible? There's also the fact that her children allegedly didn't know about this activity until her arrest. It seems like her fate is just another case of where the rich, wealthy, and powerful get off the hook a little when it comes to justice. I mean, she was only under house arrest after all that she did!
Here's a link to an article on her: http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/bathory/countess_1.html
As for the movie, this was a really informative, albeit really creepy documentary/special. I'm glad that the History Channel looked into this, though it is a little surprising that the producers would choose this topic. A few nights after I watched this, I kept having to check over my shoulder and listen for random noises! I learned a lot about vampires, and some feasible theories about how these legends got started, especially the segment about the one murderer in Scotland who was hung but never actually died, and then returned to his village. I'm really glad that we watched it, but even as I'm blogging here late at night I'm getting a little creeped out!
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