How to Kill a Vampire 🩸 | Global Vampire Myths, Folklore & Slaying Methods | Ep 4

Think you know how to kill a vampire? Think again.

In this episode of The Night Crew Podcast, host Brad Ricks goes full Van Helsing, guiding you through the wild, weird, and often hilarious ways vampires are destroyed around the world.

From Romania’s classic stake-through-the-heart to the Philippines’ terrifying Manananggal-slaying tactics, we tour vampire-killing lore across 27 countries (and one very smart Transylvanian grandma). We’re talking garlic, rice, mirrors, sacred mantras, flying heads, vampire snakes, fireflies, and chicken blood. It’s practical. It’s gruesome. It’s global.

Whether you’re a folklore buff, horror lover, or prepping for your next supernatural encounter, this episode has the tools you need to stay undead-free.

🧛‍♀️ Because you never know when a vampire will knock once at your door…

📝 Show Notes:

In this episode:

• 🧄 Vampire-Slaying 101: Why killing a vampire isn’t one-size-fits-all

• 🌍 International Methods of Vampicide:

  • Europe: Romania’s Strigoi, Bulgaria’s iron stakes, Greece’s door-knocking undead

  • Asia: Hopping vampires (China), fetus hunters (Philippines), flying heads (Japan & Malaysia)

  • Africa: Tree-dwelling Asanbosam, bloodsucking fireflies, and noble nail-biting vampires

  • Americas: Aztec witch-vamps, Caribbean fireballs, Brazilian were-vamps, and more

  • Arctic Vampires?! Yes. Soul-stealing fog monsters in Inuit myths

• 🎬 Pop Culture Vampires: Buffy, Blade, Lestat, Edward, and Dracula’s many deaths

• 🧳 Your Ultimate Vampire Survival Kit: Garlic ✅ Rice ✅ Machete ✅ Bell ✅ Salt ✅ Mirror ✅ Sarcasm ✅

• 🔮 Why So Many Cultures Have Vampire Myths: Death, disease, misogyny, and metaphors with fangs

🧛‍♂️ Survival Tips Recap:

• Never answer a knock on the first try

• Keep rice and salt nearby

• Don't sleep near a window in the Philippines

• Question fireflies and grandmas

• If you hear wings at night, grab the garlic and start praying

📚 Related Links:

• ✍️ Books by Brad Ricks ➡️ BradRicks.com for signed copies and newsletter ➡️ Available wherever books are sold

• 📱 Follow Brad Ricks TikTok & Facebook: @BradRicksAuthor

🔔 Don’t Forget:

If you laughed, squirmed, or learned something new about fireball vampires and rice-obsessed spirits, be sure to follow, rate, and share the show. The Night Crew is always watching… and maybe counting grains of rice.

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