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Creepy DiscoveriesMay 13, 2026

The Vampire of Lugnano

The Vampire of Lugnano Italy, summer of 2018. Archaeologists opened a 5th-century child's grave. A stone was jammed inside the skull's mouth. The 10-year-old had died of malaria. Villagers feared the child would rise and infect them. Locals now call it the Vampire of Lugnano.

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