The unfortunate Elizabeth Bathori was said to bathe in the blood of young girls in order to preserve her youth and beauty. Apparently more than 600 maidens went down the drain before anyone noticed something amiss at the castle. How very inobservant the neighbors must have been.

Robert Dunbar
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The story of the unfortunate Elizabeth Bathori is as terrifying as it is fascinating. The story goes that Elizabeth Bathori was a beautiful young woman who lived in the beautiful castle of her ancestors. She was so beautiful and so full of life, that she bathed in the blood of young girls who came to visit her, to preserve her beauty and youth. She also would take a bite from their necks and then wear their skin as a mask. Unfortunately, she was not as observant as the people around her and more than 600 young women went down the drain before anyone noticed anything amiss at the castle.

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