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Author: Harlequin Grim

The Mania Podcast explores dark, historical stories, casting light on wicked events and individuals from before modern times. From Victorian superstitions to bizarre, Medieval witchcraft, our labyrinth of iniquity, mystery, and nightmares await. Here, the dead return to share their tales, only now the living listen.
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Genres: History, True Crime

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Malefic, 1899: The Vampire of Düsseldorf I
Episode 3
Saturday, 25 February, 2023

This the first episode in the two part series of The Vampire of Düsseldorf. We find ourselves in early 20th century Germany to pursue a killer whose entire life and crimes were instrumental in helping the psychologist Carl Berg define the term 'sadism'.For this half, we will focus on the shocking nature of Peter Kürten's upbringing, his adolescence, and his first brushes with murder. Support the showThank you for enjoying this Grim Theatre production! To support stories and art like this, click here.