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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: SEPT 26, 2016

Peeranormal\u2019s inaugural Halloween episode focuses on academic research into vampires and ghosts with special guest Dr. Judd Burton from burtonbeyond.com. Our hosts take a look at vampirism as centuries-old myth and modern phenomenon. Where did the vampire legend come from? What were the historical circumstances since the late 18th century that contributed to belief in the fateful undead, hungry for blood? What about ghosts? Is there any empirical evidence that would suggest people can experience a supernatural presence in places said to be haunted? How would scientists try to make that case?

Readings:

Michael Bell, \u201cVampires and Death in New England, 1784 to 1892,\u201d Anthropology and Humanism 31:2 (2006): 124\u2013140

Jaffe and Cataldo, \u201cClinical Vampirism: Blending Myth and Reality,\u201d Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatric and the Law 22:4 (1994): 533-544
Moreno Tiziani, \u201cVampires and Vampirism: Pathological Roots of a Myth,\u201d Antrocom 5:2 (2009): 133-137

Michaeleen Maher, \u201cQuantitative Investigation of the General Wayne Inn,\u201d Journal of Parapsychology 64 (2000): 365-390

Wiseman, Watt, Stevens, Greening, O\u2019Keefe, \u201cAn Investigation into Alleged Hauntings,\u201d British Journal of Psychology 94 (May 2003): 195-211