The Bloody Countess

I am absolutely fascinated by the Countess Bathory.  Ever since I first heard about her about 2 or 3 years ago, she has fascinated me.  My husband had had trouble sleeping one night, so he had watched some tv while he was awake.  He watched this show about this woman who had murdered young virgins to use their blood so she could look and feel young.  My husband told me about the show and I have been obsessed with Erzebet Bathory ever since.  I now own several books about her, both fiction and nonfiction.  This little book tells the essential story in an overview but with enough detail that anyone new to the Countess will understand the whole story. 

I wish I knew what was so fascinating about a woman serial killer such as the Countess.  She is probably the most horrific woman ever to have lived--that we know about, but yet I can't get enough information about her--who she was and what she did.  And how she did it. 

What fascinates me more than anything else about the Countess is that Bram Stoker did know about her when he wrote his wonderful novel DRACULA.  He had planned on using her in his novel, but it just didn't work out.  In his notes for a sequel, she played a major role.  That sequel was written recently by a great-great-great (I can't remember how many greats) newphew of Bram Stoker and the Countess plays a central role to the story as a whole.  It's wonderful! 

If you want a quick overview of who the Countess is, this little book is a nice, quick, easy, but thorough read.

The Bloody Countess by Amber Holbrook