They walk among us in America's most haunted city.

For three centuries, New Orleans has harbored dark secrets in its shadowy streets and atmospheric courtyards. While tourists flock to ghost tours and vampire fiction, locals whisper about something far more real—and infinitely more dangerous.Fangs of the French Quarter exposes the documented encounters, unexplained disappearances, and chilling testimonies that reveal the truth behind New Orleans' vampire legends. From colonial-era accounts of blood-drinking spirits to modern police reports of impossible attacks, author David G. Stone uncovers evidence that will make you question everything you thought you knew about the supernatural.

In this book:

• The mystery of the 1728 Casket Girls and the curse that followed • Police files documenting attacks by ageless assailants
• Hospital workers' accounts of patients drained of blood
• The secret vampire community hiding in plain sight
• Protection rituals still practiced by fearful locals

Part historical investigation, part supernatural thriller, this is the definitive account of vampire encounters in America's most mysterious city. Based on extensive research, eyewitness interviews, and archival documentation, it reveals why New Orleans remains the vampire capital of North America.

Some cities have legends. New Orleans has residents.