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The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society

The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society

著者: James Cheney
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概要

They come uninvited. This is The Night Visitors, a paranormal podcast with James Cheney.

The Night Visitors explores encounters with vampires, supernatural folklore, and purportedly true stories of the creatures that visit in the night. Each episode presents a single account drawn from firsthand testimony, family histories, and witness reports collected from around the world.

James’s lifelong fascination with vampires and the supernatural led him through decades of research into vampire lore, psychic vampirism, and folkloric traditions spanning continents: the strigoii of Romania, the jiang shi of China, the soucouyant of Trinidad, the duppy spirits of Jamaica, the list goes on. That same fascination turned passion eventually pulled him from New England - a region with its own dark folklore - to Transylvania, where the locals still know what to do when the dead don't stay buried.

Especially drawn to vampires and all things vampiric, James looks to fill in the gap that formed following the death of Dr Stephen Kaplan, who during the 1970s and 80s ran the Vampire Research Center, conducting serious inquiry into vampirism. His work has since fallen into obscurity. Despite today's explosion of interest in the paranormal, nobody is doing what he did - until now. The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society is a space where people can share their experiences and be taken seriously.

Episodes draw on global vampire folklore and true supernatural accounts -Why did a rice farmer in the 1890s Guangdong survive a night trapped in a temple with a jiang shi? What protected a young woman in 1923 Honolulu from a curse sent across the Pacific? How does a guest in a Depression-era Québec boarding house never age and never eat? What do you do when a dishevelled stranger visits your night shift - and sleeps on a stone slab in the cemetery next door?

Firsthand accounts from around the world that examine vampires, ghosts, curses, spiritual attacks, and entities that exist at the edges of belief.

Our Sound

The Night Visitors theme music is "Haunted Haus" by composer Tim Kulig. We're grateful to Tim for allowing us to use his work to set the tone for each episode. https://timkulig.com/

Join the Community

The Night Visitors is part of a worldwide community exploring vampire culture, folklore, and the paranormal. James also publishes a weekly newsletter featuring articles on vampire lore, history, and how genuine folklore shows up in film and literature.

🌙 Website: thenightvisitors.com

🌙 Newsletter: thenightvisitors.substack.com

🌙 Facebook Group: bit.ly/night-visitors-fb-group

🌙 Instagram: @nightvisitorsvrs

🌙 YouTube: youtube.com/@TheNightVisitors

Share Your Story

Have you encountered something you believe was a vampire—psychic, folkloric, or otherwise? Email thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com. With your permission, your account may be featured on a future episode. Names and identifying details can be changed to protect your privacy.

James Cheney
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  • The Obeah Vampire: The Duppy Called Winston
    2026/03/06

    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?

    #Obeah #Jamaicanfolklore #duppyspirit #Caribbeansupernatural #paranormal #bloodsacrifice #ghoststory #Africandiasporaspirituality #darkmagic #cautionarytale #toronto #culture #myths #legends #diaspora #truestory

    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.

    GET SOCIAL: Join the Facebook group or follow on Instagram @nightvisitorsvrs

    NEWSLETTER: Subscribe on your fav listening platform or subscribe to my Substack newsletter, where you’ll receive each episode in your inbox weekly on Fridays.

    Podcast Theme Music

    Title: “Haunted Haus”, Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com) Lic CC 4.0

    Other Music

    Title: “Disassembly”, Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com) Lic CC 4.0

    Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    12 分
  • Night Shift: The Convenience Store Vampire
    2026/02/27

    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.

    GET SOCIAL: Join the Facebook group or follow on Instagram @nightvisitorsvrs

    NEWSLETTER: Subscribe on your fav listening platform or subscribe to my Substack newsletter, where you’ll receive each episode in your inbox weekly on Fridays.

    Podcast Theme Music

    Title: “Haunted Haus”, Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com) Lic CC 4.0

    Other Music

    Title: “Disassembly”, Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com) Lic CC 4.0

    Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    #modernvampire #vampirelegend #massachucetts #conveniencestorevampire #truesupernaturalstory #scarystory #horrorstory #paranormal #supernatural #nightvisitors #mythology #truestory

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    18 分
  • Fresh in the Grave: Elena's Story
    2026/02/20

    The flowers died first. Fresh-cut blooms withered overnight while a man lay paralysed, watching someone who shouldn't exist stand motionless at the foot of his bed until dawn. In 1950s Transylvania, three women thought they knew how to deal with a witch. They thought prayer would be enough. They were wrong about all of it.

    This account, witnessed firsthand by a child who later recounted it, examines how a community's fear transformed an ordinary neighbor into something far more sinister and raises uncomfortable questions about community, belief, and scapegoating.

    Can communities trapped by hardship and ideology find their way back to compassion?And who are the true monsters? Were they supernatural or all too human?

    Listen to discover how fear and folklore collide in this haunting Romanian story.

    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.

    GET SOCIAL: Join the Facebook group or follow on Instagram @nightvisitorsvrs

    NEWSLETTER: Subscribe on your fav listening platform or subscribe to my Substack newsletter where you’ll receive each episode in your inbox weekly on Fridays.

    Share Your Experience - 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.

    Podcast Theme Music

    Title: “Haunted Haus”

    Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    #Romanianfolklore #vampirelegend #Transylvania #strigoicavie #truesupernaturalstory #1950sRomania #villagewitch #Communistera #OrthodoxChristianity #paranormal #supernatural #nightvisitors #mythology #truestory

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    11 分
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