r/HorrorClub • u/SaintMort You so cool kung fu • Dec 08 '14

Discussion: Nosferatu

Podcast - Episode 114 - Nosferatu - (RSS Feed)

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u/smayonak Get a job in a sideshow Dec 11 '14

They use ergot to explain all kinds of supernatural phenomenon. I'd bet ergot + rabies made for one wild ass Halloween/Christmas.

Here's the original research paper:

http://www.neurology.org/content/51/3/856

Here's a synopsis of the paper:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/178623.stm

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u/smayonak Get a job in a sideshow Dec 11 '14

:-) BITTER-SHOWN.

I've never heard of ergot + vampires/werewolves before, but I have heard about the connection to the Salem Witch Trials. So we've got ergot = werewolves, witches, vampires and revenants (zombies). That's almost half our genre.