The premise of this book sounds more like a scifi or mystery novel. But, believe it or not, Dracula Was a Woman is written by Raymond T. McNally, who is a professor of Russian and East European History at Boston College.
Most would associate Dracula with Vlad Dracula, also known as "The Impaler." But according to McNally's research, this is not Bram Stoker's Dracula.
The author believes that the Dracula described by Stoker sounds more like the true story of Countess Elizabeth Bathory, who died in 1614. Thinking that it would stop the aging process and make her young again, she killed her young female servants in order to bathe and shower in their blood. She was reputed to have murdered around 700 young women.
McNally writes about his search for female vampires, providing a history of strange rituals in 16th and 17th century Hungary. It's a creepy, disturbing story.
Dracula Was a Woman by Raymond T. McNally can be found on the second floor under the call number 306.775 BAT.
c Waterloo Public Library 2007
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