EPISODE · Aug 17, 2021 · 25 MIN
Vampires Before Dracula
from Celebrate Creativity · host George Bartley
Send us Fan Mail What is generally agreed to be the oldest known story of a vampire? What happened to Sekhmet when her beer (which she thought was blood) was dyed red? Who is Lilith, and what does she have to do with feisty ladies? When does the manananggal drink the blood of pregnant women? How did George keep his pants from falling when he was interpreting for a Shakespearean play? And was the audience REALLY laughing at the comedy or at his pants falling? Or both? Or was it just his imagination? 00:00 Introduction 00:51 S/M aspects of previous story 02:00 Explanation of Stoker/vampire background 03:33 Oldest known story of vampire 04:27 Lilith the feisty lady 05:51 The blood sucker who could separate its body 07:50 Chinese story (“The Blood Sucking Corpse”) 16:06 Translation notes 19:20 Creeping pants 23:42 Sources 24:27 Future episodes 25:02 Outro Support the show Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.
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Send us Fan Mail What is generally agreed to be the oldest known story of a vampire?What happened to Sekhmet when her beer (which she thought was blood) was dyed red?Who is Lilith, and what does she have to do with feisty ladies?When does the manananggal drink the blood of pregnant women?How did George keep his pants from falling when he was interpreting for a Shakespearean play? And was the audience REALLY laughing at the comedy or at his pants falling? Or both? Or was it just his im...
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