Science

This Blood Lust ‘Disorder’ Is Really an Old Prank Gone Wrong

THE WORLD IS (NOT) A VAMPIRE

For nearly three decades, experts have devoted time and resources to studying the vampiric behaviors described by “Renfield’s Syndrome.” The problem is that it’s totally made-up.

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