EP131 Curse of the Vampire Bed: Is Dracula Lurking Under the Duvet? (Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees)

Can an "uncanny piece of furniture" really suck your blood like
Dracula? Is this vampire bed possessed by Nosferatu? 

When a young family in seventeenth-century Cardiff acquire a
heavy four-posted bedstead at a bankruptcy sale, little could
they have known it was the soon-to-be infamous "vampire bed."


It caused a four-month-old baby to scream in terror, and the man
of the house was lost for words - could their bedroom be haunted
by one of the children of the night?


Explore the gothic lore with Mark Rees (Ghosts of Wales) on the
Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast... if you dare!


 


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This tale is taken from Mark's latest "Ghosts of Wales" book
"Paranormal Cardiff", published November 15, 2023. You can order
it online here.


 


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What is the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees
podcast?

The "Ghosts and Folklore of Wales" podcast explores Welsh ghosts
and ghost stories, lore, myths and legends.


Launched by author and journalist Mark Rees (Ghosts of Wales/
Paranormal Wales) in early 2020, this weird and wonderful podcast
takes a fascinating look at the country's countless curious
subjects by combining decades of research from many books and
articles with long-lost tales from dusty old tomes.


Ranging from "real life" encounters with the uncanny to
fantastical adventures from the Mabinogion, new episodes are
uploaded every other (Folklore) Thursday and feature everything
from pesky poltergeists to fire-breathing dragons, with the odd
wicked - and not-so-wicked - witch along the way.


Along with the regular stories you can also expect the odd
special guest, an occasional live ghost hunt, and all sorts of
crazy ideas. Seasonal specials include the dark folklore and
Gothic Halloween (Nos Calan Gaeaf) traditions, and everyone's
favourite skulled-skulled Christmas visitor, the Mari Lwyd
herself.


Dare you explore haunted Wales? From the sublime mountains and
cascading waterfalls to the bustling cities and remote farms, go
in search of the paranormal and the unexplained in all corners of
Cymru - think of it as opening the Welsh The X-Files... and some
tenuous Ghostbusters links!


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