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b'IN THIS EPISODE: What caused hundreds of Scottish children in the 1950s to suddenly become vampire hunters? (The Gorbals Vampire) *** Over the years, from ancient to more modern times there have been a number of incredible cases of mass hysteria. Some are so unbelievable it\\u2019s difficult to understand how they happened at all. (Ancient Cases of Mass Hysteria) *** Zachary Davis had a history of mental disturbance, but no one could have predicted the horrors he was truly capable of. (The Disturbing Story of Zachary Davis) *** When poor travelers are found dead in the frozen winter, could it be that there is something more to their story? Could they have been killed not by the cold, but by a demon of the snow? (Demon of the Snow) *** Southwest of Tombstone, Arizona are the remains of a simple adobe cabin nicknamed \\u2018the bloodiest cabin in Arizona\\u2019. (Brunkow\\u2019s Cabin) *** Oscar Beckwith was a hermit who lived in the woods, in a small, squalid shack with no furnishings but a bunk, two stools, and a stove\\u2026 on which he cooked human flesh. (The Cannibal of Austerlitz)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\\u2026
\\u201cThe Gorbals Vampire\\u201d by Cynthia McKanzie for Message to Eagle: (link no longer valid)
\\u201cAncient Cases of Mass Hysteria\\u201d posted at Ancient Pages:\\xa0http://bit.ly/2Iw12SX
\\u201cThe Disturbing Story of Zachary Davis\\u201d by William DeLong for All That\\u2019s Interesting:\\xa0http://bit.ly/2UOxLd6
\\u201cDemon of the Snow\\u201d by A. Sutherland for Ancient Pages:\\xa0http://bit.ly/2UlTX97
\\u201cBrunkow\\u2019s Cabin\\u201d by Amanda Penn:\\xa0http://bit.ly/2GojnOB
\\u201cThe Cannibal of Austerlitz\\u201d by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight:\\xa0http://bit.ly/2ZjADwV
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Originally aired: January, 2019

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