The Borrowed Vampire: The Talamau...

The Borrowed Vampire: The Talamaur of Gaua Island

The Night Visitors Vampire Research Society by James Cheney
S1 · E26
Aug 7, 2026
15:04

Episode notes

Tonight’s story of supernatural vengeance, set in 1925 in a remote Vanuatu village was passed down through four generations. It follows Ellen, a widow who begins to suspect that her late husband’s spirit is visiting her children at night. But as illness spreads through the village and misfortune follows in its wake, she uncovers an ancient belief almost unknown outside the South Pacific: the talamaur.

Tune in to hear the full story unfold.

Theme Music

Music Title: “Haunted Haus”, Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com) Lic CC 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Other Music

We also used "Oasis Dreams" by Patrick Patrikios CC no attribution required

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