{"id":490,"date":"2023-10-27T06:56:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T06:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veritas-et-caritas.com\/?p=490"},"modified":"2025-04-16T15:00:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T15:00:34","slug":"vampire-killing-kits-are-frauds-heres-how-you-can-tell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veritas-et-caritas.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/27\/vampire-killing-kits-are-frauds-heres-how-you-can-tell\/","title":{"rendered":"Vampire killing kits are frauds | here&#8217;s how you can tell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You&#8217;ve probably seen those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/auctions\/ecatalogue\/2011\/19th-century-furniture-and-decorative-arts-n08784\/lot.112.html\" title=\"\">supposedly antique vampire hunting or killing kits online<\/a>. Some of them have been sold for <a href=\"https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/market\/20k-vampire-slaying-kit-2147890\" title=\"\">huge amounts of money<\/a>. But they&#8217;re all fraudulent; no such kit ever existed historically, and the earliest examples don&#8217;t seem to date any earlier than the 1970s. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/v_LocuUJFvs\" title=\"This video\">This video<\/a> shows you how to tell that vampire killing kits are frauds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to tell vampire killing kits are frauds\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v_LocuUJFvs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex CF. \u201cThe Specimens of Alex CF\u202f\u00bb French Vampyr Hunting Case No. 3.\u201d <em>Alex CF<\/em>, 21 January 2013. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130121142122\/http:\/\/alexcf.com\/blog\/?page_id=141\">https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130121142122\/http:\/\/alexcf.com\/blog\/?page_id=141<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buzwell. \u201cHistory at Stake! The Story Behind Vampire Slaying Kits.\u201d <em>English and Drama Blog<\/em>, 14 November 2014. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bl.uk\/english-and-drama\/2014\/11\/history-at-stake-vampire-slaying-at-the-british-library.html\">https:\/\/blogs.bl.uk\/english-and-drama\/2014\/11\/history-at-stake-vampire-slaying-at-the-british-library.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carter, Jake. \u201cVampire-Hunting Kits From The 1800s: Real or Fake?\u201d <em>Anomalien.Com<\/em>, 26 July 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/anomalien.com\/vampire-hunting-kits-from-the-1800s-real-or-fake\/\">https:\/\/anomalien.com\/vampire-hunting-kits-from-the-1800s-real-or-fake\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cascone, Sarah. \u201cA Vampire-Hunting Kit Purportedly From the 19th Century Sells for $20,000 in the U.K., Exploding Its Meager $2,400 Estimate.\u201d <em>Artnet News<\/em>, 15 July 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/market\/20k-vampire-slaying-kit-2147890\">https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/market\/20k-vampire-slaying-kit-2147890<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hogg, Anthony. \u201cDiary of an Amateur Vampirologist: The Scoop on Vampire Hunting Kits.\u201d <em>Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist<\/em>, 21 July 2010. <a href=\"https:\/\/doaav.blogspot.com\/2010\/07\/scoop-on-vampire-hunting-kits.html\">https:\/\/doaav.blogspot.com\/2010\/07\/scoop-on-vampire-hunting-kits.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hunter, The Fake History. \u201cNOT an Antique Vampire Hunting Kit.\u201d <em>Fake History Hunter<\/em>, 17 June 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/fakehistoryhunter.net\/2023\/06\/17\/not-an-antique-vampire-hunting-kit\/\">https:\/\/fakehistoryhunter.net\/2023\/06\/17\/not-an-antique-vampire-hunting-kit\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kahn, Eve. \u201cDoes It Even Matter If These Vintage Vampire-Killing Kits Are Real?\u201d <em>Atlas Obscura<\/em>, 54:00 400AD. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/articles\/vampire-killing-kits\">http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/articles\/vampire-killing-kits<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lefroy, Emily. \u201cReal-Life Vampire Slayer\u2019s Kit from the 19th Century for Sale.\u201d <em>New York Post<\/em>, 29 June 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/06\/29\/real-life-vampire-slayers-kit-from-the-19th-century-for-sale\/\">https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/06\/29\/real-life-vampire-slayers-kit-from-the-19th-century-for-sale\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael de Winter. \u201cProfessor Blomberg Vampire Killing Kit Hoax.\u201d <em>Les Vampires<\/em>, April 2005. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lesvampires.org\/dewinter.html\">https:\/\/www.lesvampires.org\/dewinter.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c(#112) AN EXTENSIVE VAMPIRE KILLING KIT CHEST Continental, circa 1900\u2019s and Later.\u201d <em>Sothebys.Com<\/em>, n.d. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/auctions\/ecatalogue\/2011\/19th-century-furniture-and-decorative-arts-n08784\/lot.112.html\">https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/auctions\/ecatalogue\/2011\/19th-century-furniture-and-decorative-arts-n08784\/lot.112.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHow to Load and Fire a Muzzleloader.\u201d <em>wikiHow<\/em>, 5 May 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Load-and-Fire-a-Muzzleloader\">https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Load-and-Fire-a-Muzzleloader<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRegarding Ernst Blomberg.\u201d <em>Spookyland Crypt<\/em>, October 2009. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20091205065759\/http:\/\/spookylandcrypt.webs.com\/blomberg.html\">https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20091205065759\/http:\/\/spookylandcrypt.webs.com\/blomberg.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVampire Hunting Kit.\u201d <em>The BS Historian<\/em>, 24 January 2011. <a href=\"https:\/\/bshistorian.wordpress.com\/tag\/vampire-hunting-kit\/\">https:\/\/bshistorian.wordpress.com\/tag\/vampire-hunting-kit\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVampire Killing Kit \u2013 Treasures on Trial: The Art and Science of Detecting Fakes.\u201d <em>Treasures On Trial<\/em>, n.d. <a href=\"http:\/\/treasuresontrial.winterthur.org\/you-be-the-judge\/vampire-killing-kit\/\">http:\/\/treasuresontrial.winterthur.org\/you-be-the-judge\/vampire-killing-kit\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve probably seen those supposedly antique vampire hunting or killing kits online. 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