The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society

The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society

di James Cheney
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The Alabaster Vagrant of Harbin: The True Story of Meilan’s Undead Patron in China
In our latest episode of The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society supernatural stories podcast, the story challenges everything we think we know about vampires. We’ll travel back to 1984 to a remote village outside Harbin, China, to get to the truth behind Meilan’s encounter with a stranger — an encounter that altered her life permanently. An exchange with a stranger forges a mystery! Meilan, a hardworking woman, meets Yufeng over the course of several months in the predawn hours of 1984, feeding her. Years later is forced to confront the unsettling truth about Yufeng’s identity. Listen to the story unfoldand let me know what you think: If someone strange changed the course of your life, would you spend years trying to explain it? Or would you simply accept the gift? Call for Listener’s Stories: Share Your Story Have you experienced something unexplainable? I would like to put out a call to all of our listeners to share your story. I want to share them in a special listener’s episode. You can request to remain anonymous, or we’ll share your name if you give us permission. Email me directly at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com. There are two ways to share. You can write your story in an email, or tell your story in a simple voice recording from your phone and send it as an attachment via email audio length limit of 3 minutes. Click here to submit! You are also welcome to suggestions as to which aspects of vampirism you’d like to see explored in our posts or our YouTube videos, please email us at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com. Our Podcast Theme Music Music Title: “Haunted Haus”, Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com) Lic CC 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Topics: true vampire stories, Chinese vampires, paranormal encounters, cemetery mysteries, Asian folklore, real supernatural stories, unexplained phenomena, undead legends, Harbin, China, true horror podcast.
S1 · E20
25 giu 2026
16:25
My Boss Was a Vampire Rosalie's True Story from Boston's Chinatown
Boston, 1963. Nineteen-year-old Rosalie desperately needed money for college when she accepted a waitressing job at a restaurant tucked away in Chinatown. The owner, the elegant and enigmatic Mrs. Lam, seemed perfectly ordinary. That is until Rosalie noticed young men arriving through the alley entrance and disappearing into her private office. One night, Rosalie accidentally walked in on something she could never explain: a woman with blood-red lips and a glow to her eyes. Mrs. Lam warned Rosalie to never return again but before she did that she gave her money and a carved jade pendant. Decades later, an appraisal of the pendant revealed a detail so inconceivable that Rosalie was forced to reconsider everything she had witnessed in that restaurant. Listen and let me know what you think about Rosalie’s story. Our Podcast Theme Music Music Title: “Haunted Haus”, Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com) Lic CC 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Call for Listener’s Stories: Share Your Story Have you experienced something unexplainable? I would like to put out a call to all of our listeners to share your story. I want to share them in a special listener’s episode. You can request to remain anonymous, or we’ll share your name if you give us permission. Email me directly at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com. There are two ways to share. You can write your story in an email, or tell your story in a simple voice recording from your phone and send it as an attachment via email audio length limit of 3 minutes. Click here to submit! You are also welcome to suggestions as to which aspects of vampirism you’d like to see explored in our posts or our YouTube videos, please email us at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com. Join the Facebook Group The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society is a worldwide community sharing firsthand vampire encounters and exploring the folklore, history, and pop culture of the undead. Join our Facebook group to connect with fellow Night Visitors from around the world.
S1 · E19
19 giu 2026
16:16
Veronica's Vampire Summer: The Real Reason Her Summer Reading List Went Unfinished TRUE Story
This week's episode of The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society podcast plunges into Veronica's chilling account of a summer spent house-sitting near a centuries-old cemetery in rural Massachusetts—an experience that would test the boundaries between rational explanation and inexplicable terror. Her excitement quickly turned to fear as a mysterious figure began appearing in the cemetery across from the isolated farmhouse she had agreed to watch. What started as a strange sighting became one of the most terrifying experiences of her life. At first, she dismissed what she had seen as the harmless behavior of an eccentric stranger. But as the weeks passed, strange patterns emerged, unsettling details coalesced, and the line between folklore and reality began to blur. Some phenomena resist easy explanation. By the end of the summer, Veronica would leave the property early, abandoning her plans and carrying with her a story she still cannot explain nearly three decades later. On her final night, she left without her belongings and never went back. There was something in the graveyard! Could this be documentation of genuine paranormal contact? Tune in to hear the full story and decide for yourself what walked among those graves. Our Podcast Theme Music Music Title: “Haunted Haus”, Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com) Lic CC 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Call for Listener’s Stories: Share Your Story: Have you experienced something unexplainable? I would like to put out a call to all of our listeners to share your story. I want to share them in a special listener’s episode. You can request to remain anonymous, or we’ll share your name if you give us permission. Email me directly at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com. There are two ways to share. You can write your story in an email, or tell your story in a simple voice recording from your phone and send it as an attachment via email audio length limit of 3 minutes. Join the Facebook Group: The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society is a worldwide community sharing firsthand vampire encounters and exploring the folklore, history, and pop culture of the undead. Join our Facebook group to connect with fellow Night Visitors from around the world. We're also on YouTube: To watch the Night Visitor’s Vampire Research Society’s true stories, subscribe to the YouTube channel @VampireResearchSociety
S1 · E18
12 giu 2026
15:39
The Mystery of Ines: The Azorean Bruxa of Cape Cod, a True Story of the Undead
Carefully tucked inside a pantry wall, a bundle of love letters from 1912 changes everything for Duarte, a twenty-year-old Portuguese-American student spending a strange summer in Provincetown. Years later, he still pondered what it mean to grieve for someone who never truly died? Inês existed in a kind of liminal space, unable to move forward, unable to return home. Our Podcast Theme Music Music Title: “Haunted Haus”, Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com) Lic CC 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Call for Listener’s Stories: Share Your Story Have you experienced something unexplainable? I would like to put out a call to all of our listeners to share your story. I want to share them in a special listener’s episode. You can request to remain anonymous, or we’ll share your name if you give us permission. Email me directly at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com. There are two ways to share. You can write your story in an email, or tell your story in a simple voice recording from your phone and send it as an attachment via email audio length limit of 3 minutes. You are also welcome to suggestions as to which aspects of vampirism you’d like to see explored in our posts or our YouTube videos, please email us at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com. Join the Facebook Group The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society is a worldwide community sharing firsthand vampire encounters and exploring the folklore, history, and pop culture of the undead. Join our Facebook group to connect with fellow Night Visitors from around the world. We're also on YouTube: To watch the Night Visitor’s Vampire Research Society’s true stories, subscribe to the YouTube channel @VampireResearchSociety or subscribe to this Substack and receive new stories every Friday.
S1 · E17
5 giu 2026
14:44
What's the Tea on Claudine? A Quebec Mystery
In 1935, a mysterious guest arrived at a boarding house in rural Quebec with seven trunks, a fortune in cash, and no appetite for food. What the landlady discovered among her guest's belongings made no sense — until fifty years later, in a Chinese restaurant in Boston, when she met her once again. Still young, still smiling. What would you do if confronted with proof that defied everything you believed possible? Is Claudine a vampire or could she be an immortal alchemist? Listen now to get all the details. Our Podcast Theme Music Music Title: “Haunted Haus”, Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com) Lic CC 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Call for Listener’s Stories: Share Your Story Have you experienced something unexplainable? I would like to put out a call to all of our listeners to share your story. I want to share them in a special listener’s episode. You can request to remain anonymous, or we’ll share your name if you give us permission. Email me directly at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com. There are two ways to share. You can write your story in an email, or tell your story in a simple voice recording from your phone and send it as an attachment via email audio length limit of 3 minutes. Click here to submit! You are also welcome to suggestions as to which aspects of vampirism you’d like to see explored in our posts or our YouTube videos, please email us at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com. Join the Facebook Group The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society is a worldwide community sharing firsthand vampire encounters and exploring the folklore, history, and pop culture of the undead. Join our Facebook group to connect with fellow Night Visitors from around the world. Join us on Facebook We're also on YouTube: To watch the Night Visitor’s Vampire Research Society’s true stories, subscribe to the YouTube channel @VampireResearchSociety or subscribe to this Substack and receive new stories every Friday. Vampire Research Society
S1 · E16
28 mag 2026
22:05
Springtime in 1968 Brooklyn, a TRUE Shavuot Vampire Encounter
Some years ago, I met Trudy, a well-traveled woman in her late sixties, who finally broke her silence about her friend Rifka’s terrifying vampire encounter in NYC in the late 60s. After hearing it, I wondered could a tormented soul really reach across generations? Rarely does a vampire story carry the weight of generational trauma quite like this one. Was Rifka’s experience a dream, or did something dark materialize from the shadows? Why did Rifka wake with mysterious marks on her neck feeling drained of her health, night after night? Seeking her mother’s guidance, Rifka shares her experience. Confronted with the truth, Noemi must reveal a long-held truth. What she reveals is a devastating secret that followed the family across decades and continents, buried since before World War II. Up against something ancient and relentless, a Williamsburg rabbi offers guidance rooted in tradition, and the Shavuot ritual becomes Rifka’s unexpected shield. (It’s honestly one of the more moving endings you’ll hear.) The encounter shapes Rifka forever, turning her toward both scholarship and spiritual practice. Tune in to hear this haunting story told in full. Our Podcast Theme Music Music Title: “Haunted Haus”, Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com) Lic CC 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Call for Listeners’ Stories: Share Your Story Have you experienced something unexplainable? I would like to put out a call to all of our listeners to share your story. I want to share them in a special listener’s episode. You can request to remain anonymous, or we’ll share your name if you give us permission. Email me directly at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com. There are two ways to share. You can write your story in an email, or tell your story in a simple voice recording from your phone and send it as an attachment via email audio length limit of 3 minutes. Click here to submit! You are also welcome to suggestions as to which aspects of vampirism you’d like to see explored in our posts or our YouTube videos, please email us at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com. Join us on Facebook The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society is a worldwide community sharing firsthand vampire encounters and exploring the folklore, history, and pop culture of the undead. Join our Facebook group to connect with fellow Night Visitors from around the world.
S1 · E15
22 mag 2026
17:10
Conversations with Vampires in 1967 San Francisco's Summer of Love
This week’s episode of The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society takes us from rural Iowa where Judy left her troubled family behind and moved to San Francisco in the summer of 1967 — the summer of love. With a diploma in hard-knocks and a lot of ambition, she settled into a small studio rental above an antique shop in San Francisco’s Chinatown. She was lonely until one rainy evening, a young man stepped into the hallway and invited her in. Judy entered a world she never expected. Listen to find out what transpired next. Share Your Story Have you encountered something you believe was a vampire—psychic, folkloric, or otherwise? Email thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com. With your permission, your account may be featured on a future episode. Names and identifying details can be changed to protect your privacy. Our Sound The Night Visitors theme music is "Haunted Haus" by composer Tim Kulig. We're grateful to Tim for allowing us to use his work to set the tone for each episode. https://timkulig.com/ Join the Community The Night Visitors is part of a worldwide community exploring vampire culture, folklore, and the paranormal. James also publishes a weekly newsletter featuring articles on vampire lore, history, and how genuine folklore shows up in film and literature. 🌙 Website: thenightvisitors.com 🌙 Newsletter: jamesnightvisitors.substack.com 🌙 Facebook Group: bit.ly/night-visitors-fb-group 🌙 Instagram: @nightvisitorsvrs 🌙 YouTube: youtube.com/@VampireResearchSociety
S1 · E14
15 mag 2026
20:42
Chanda and the Floating Head
In early 1990s Cambodia, Chanda and her husband were being drained — literally. Night after night, they woke exhausted, covered in small puncture wounds, haunted by suffocating dreams. The source turned out to be closer than they imagined: their next-door neighbor, an ahp — a vampiric entity from Khmer folklore that hunts as a disembodied floating head with trailing entrails behind it. When a Buddhist monk's blessing finally let Chanda see what had been feeding on them in the dark, she knew exactly what she was dealing with. But defeating it would take something bigger — the sacred festival of Pchum Ben, when the gates of the underworld open and the ancestors come to help. What happens when you fight a vampire with faith, family, and a ring of thorn branches? Listen to find out. You’ll find The Night Visitors podcast on a variety of platforms, from Apple and ListenNotes to iHeartRadio and more. Theme Music Title: “Haunted Haus”, Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com) Lic CC 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ If you have any personal experiences with vampires you’d like to share, or if you have any suggestions as to which aspects of vampirism you’d like to see explored in our posts or our YouTube videos, please email us at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com. Your privacy is always protected. To watch the Night Visitor’s Vampire Research Society’s true stories, subscribe to the YouTube channel @VampireResearchSociety. The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society is a worldwide community sharing firsthand vampire encounters and exploring the folklore, history, and pop culture of the undead. Join our Facebook group to connect with fellow Night Visitors from around the world. And if you haven’t already, subscribe right here on Substack so you never miss a Tuesday article on vampire pop culture and folklore or our Friday true story accounts of supernatural encounters.
S1 · E13
8 mag 2026
18:49
The Dead Don't Lie, Daria's Story
The Night Visitor of Belarus This week's episode of The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society supernatural podcast and YouTube story, explores a haunting narrative that blurs the line between medical rationality and spiritual mystery. In the mid-1980s, a young doctor named Yuri was working the night shift at a rural clinic deep in the Belarusian countryside. His only patient was an elderly woman named Katya who was nearing the end of her life. She told him about a childhood friend named Daria, a woman who'd died young under mysterious circumstances before the First World War and was buried without proper rites in the nearby cemetery. That evening, Katya said Daria had visited her and promised to return before dawn. Yuri didn't believe a word of it. Until…listen to find out. You’ll find The Night Visitors podcast on a variety of platforms, from Apple and ListenNotes to iHeartRadio and more. Theme Music Title: “Haunted Haus”, Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com) Lic CC 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Additional Music in this episode: Лет семнаццаць под неволей" (Seventeen Years Under Captivity/Bondage) by Аляксей Стрэльчанка & VIRY (Aleksei Strelchanka & VIRY) If you have any personal experiences with vampires you’d like to share, or if you have any suggestions as to which aspects of vampirism you’d like to see explored in our posts or our YouTube videos, please email us at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com. Your privacy is always protected. To watch the Night Visitor’s Vampire Research Society’s true stories, subscribe to the YouTube channel @VampireResearchSociety. The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society is a worldwide community sharing firsthand vampire encounters and exploring the folklore, history, and pop culture of the undead. Join our Facebook group to connect with fellow Night Visitors from around the world. And if you haven’t already, subscribe right here on Substack so you never miss a Tuesday article on vampire pop culture and folklore or our Friday true story accounts of supernatural encounters. Belarus supernatural, Soviet Union ghost, vampire folklore, Slavic folklore, undead, revenant, Belarusian countryside, venchik, Eastern European vampire, unholy death, restless dead, ghost encounter, paranormal podcast, supernatural encounter, Tsarist Russia, rural clinic, night shift, cemetery, vampire or ghost, Night Visitors, James Cheney
S1 · E12
30 apr 2026
15:31
Janos and the Ingenue: A Vampire’s Warning in the City of Angels
In 1997, I logged onto the internet for the first time and discovered a world of forums and newsgroups where the supernatural wasn't just a hobby, it was a shared passion. It was in one of these digital spaces dedicated to vampire subculture that I met a writer from New York City. He shared with me a remarkable account he had gathered while interviewing a 98-year-old former actress named Dora, who had traded a life of Rhode Island luxury for the grit and glamour of 1920s Hollywood. This week, I’m recounting the story as it was told to me where in an abandoned desert mansion, Dora met a mysterious Hungarian man named Janos. He moved through the set like a ghost, his skin the color of alabaster and his touch as cold as ice. Through the lens of Dora’s memory, I explore her brief, intense connection with this "Mr. Szabo" and the chilling warning he gave her about the "soul-sucking monster" of the film industry. Was he a man out of time, or a literal creature of the night? I look into the fragments of truth left behind—the bit parts Dora actually played, and the haunting letter from the Hungarian National Theatre. If you have any personal experiences with vampires you’d like to share, or if you have any suggestions as to which aspects of vampirism you’d like to see explored in our posts or our YouTube videos, please email us at thenightvisitorsvrs@gmail.com. Your privacy is always protected. To watch the Night Visitor’s Vampire Research Society’s true stories, subscribe to the YouTube channel @VampireResearchSociety or subscribe to this Substack and receive new stories every Friday. The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society is a worldwide community sharing firsthand vampire encounters and exploring the folklore, history, and pop culture of the undead. Join our Facebook group to connect with fellow Night Visitors from around the world. And if you haven’t already, subscribe to my Substack so you never miss a Tuesday article on vampire pop culture & folklore or our Friday true story accounts of supernatural encounters.
S1 · E11
23 apr 2026
18:37
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