On several occasions, particularly on the periphery of the Habsburg Empire during the 17th and 18th centuries, dead people were suspected of being revenants or vampires, and consequently dug up and destroyed. Some contemporary authors named this phenomenon Magia Posthuma. This blog is dedicated to understanding what happened and why.
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Across the Forest
Rob Brautigam has kindly informed me of a new documentary on Romanian strigoi, varcolaci and forest spirits called Across the Forest. More information on the documentary, a trailer is available at this web site. Here you can also order the DVD for $9.99 plus shipping. I have myself just ordered it, so I am unable to comment on the contents, but you can read Brautigam's review, and listen to a radio interview with one of the film makers.
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Haunting images on the "Across the Forest" website. Honestly it seems as though plus ca change in Romania, plus c'est meme. Is it just me being provincial or does Romania seem as though it was caught in a time warp, some kind of wrinkle in the universe (its all-too-real nightmare history under Ceausecu notwithstanding)? It seems like a very very strange place. No wonder it's a hotbed for vampire lore - and vampires themselves.
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