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A lot to unpack: How 1720s French 'casket girls' brought vampires to the Ursuline Convent

Por: The Advocate Entertainment October 10, 2022

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It’s Halloween season in New Orleans, so let’s talk about vampires.But not Anne Rice’s bloodsucking dandies, which are already getting their fair share of adulation right now thanks to AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire” TV series. And not Bram Stoker’s aristocratic, garlic-fearing Transylvanian, either.Let’s talk about the undead souls that legend suggests were the original New Orleans vampires. The Ursuline Convent, one of the... + full article



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