11 Nov 1994
Interview with the Vampire
A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.
Witch Hunt: The Mechanics of Mass Hysteria
Between the end of the Middle Ages and the late 18th century, over 50,000 Europeans were persecuted, tortured and executed on charges of witchcraft. The pogrom was triggered by the book 'Malleus Maleficarum', published in 1486. Its detailed instructions for persecuting and annihilating alleged witches triggered a mass hysteria.
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Sascha Tschorn Heinrich Kramer
Laura Pletzer Agnes Bader
Andreas Schmauder Himself/Historian
Johannes Dillinger Himself/Historian
Alisa Ax Witch
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