An investigation in the life of Elizabeth Bathory, a Hungarian countess who also was a serial killer of young peasant and noble women. This book highlights court documents translated for the first time into English. The second half is a general interest exposition on vampires, werewolves, and necrophiles. An unusual investigation into the bizarre life of Elizabeth Bathory, a wealthy and influential seventeenth-century countess in Eastern Europe who was accused of witchcraft, murder, and brutality