In 18th-century Serbia, a wave of sudden deaths leads villagers to suspect that Petar Blagojević has risen from the grave. When his widow says he returned asking for his shoes, fear spreads beyond the village—and an Austrian official is drawn into an extraordinary investigation of the dead. This calmly narrated history story explores the Habsburg Empire’s vampire panic, frontier life, Orthodox funeral customs, and the villagers’ decision to exhume Petar’s body. Its dry humor and atmospheric storytelling bring a strange episode of European history to life.
Explore vampire folklore, the Petar Blagojević case, Serbian history, and the origins of the 18th-century vampire scare through relaxing historical narration. A bedtime history story for listeners who enjoy unusual history, folklore, and calm stories for sleep, or want engaging background listening.
