When Bihn arrives in 1977 Texas as a Vietnamese refugee, isolation and language barriers make every shadow feel threatening. Her charming nocturnal neighbor, who greets her in French with an aristocratic air, seems suspicious from the start, especially after she notices visitors leaving his apartment with strange puncture wounds on their necks.

Haunted by dread, Bihn turns to what she knows: traditional Vietnamese protective rituals. She burns spirit money and leaves blood pudding offerings outside her door (the old ways don’t just disappear when you cross an ocean). But when those offerings vanish each night, her curiosity overtakes her fear. What she discovers in his apartment are old photographs showing him unchanged since the 1920s, his motionless body in a darkened room at noon, all seem to confirm her worst suspicions, or do they?

After performing protective rituals with holy water, Bihn learns something that chills her more than any supernatural encounter: the apartment has been “vacant for over a year.” Her neighbor has vanished without a trace. Could cultural displacement and loneliness have blurred reality with folklore, or had Bihn truly encountered something beyond explanation?

Years later, having moved away, Bihn rarely discusses what happened. But she remains convinced of what she experienced in that Texas apartment.

Listen to hear this unsettling tale of reality, folklore, and the unexplained.

Have you experienced something unexplainable? We're actively seeking your vampire encounter stories and folklore topics for upcoming episodes. If you have any experiences you’d like to share or if you have any suggestions as to which aspects of vampirism you’d like to see explored in articles and YouTube videos email me directly at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com.

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The Obeah Vampire: The Duppy Called Winston

Something lived in Elizabeth's kitchen - something her husband fed with blood and whispered promises. Wealthy clients came to their Toronto apartment seeking revenge, and they always left satisfied. But hungry things grow hungrier. And when the man in the top hat finally showed his grinning face, Elizabeth understood the real question: who was serving whom?

Could this story be proof, that walking in light has its rewards?

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Have you experienced something unexplainable? We're actively seeking your vampire encounter stories and folklore topics for upcoming episodes. If you have any experiences you’d like to share or if you have any suggestions as to which aspects of vampirism you’d like to see explored in articles and YouTube videos email me directly at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com.

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A night-shift convenience store clerk in rural Massachusetts encountered something inexplicable. A mysterious woman named Alva, dishevelled, carrying old photographs, appeared repeatedly in the wee hours of the morning. Over weeks, strange phenomena escalated: bloodless animal carcasses, supernatural cold, and a catatonic figure discovered in an abandoned cemetery shed.

Was Alva a troubled drifter or something far darker? This episode explores the blurred line between folklore and reality.

In each episode, I examine supernatural encounters through a technical lens, questioning what evidence suggests something genuinely otherworldly.

Listen now and share your thoughts.

Have you experienced something unexplainable? We're actively seeking your vampire encounter stories and folklore topics for upcoming episodes. If you have any experiences you’d like to share or if you have any suggestions as to which aspects of vampirism you’d like to see explored in articles and YouTube videos email me directly at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com.

Please note that if you give us permission to share your stories of vampire encounters and would like to remain anonymous, we will change your name and any potential identifying details to protect your privacy. I look forward to hearing from you.

You’ll find The Night Visitors podcast on a variety of platforms, from Apple and ListenNotes to Pocketcasts and iHeartRadio, plus more.

The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society is a worldwide community sharing firsthand vampire encounters and exploring the folklore, history, and pop culture of the undead.

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