Do you like legends? So get to know the bizarre myth of Croglin Grange's Vampire

Vampires are, of course, the most famous mythological creatures on the planet. They are the protagonists - and antagonists - of various books, movies, arcades and other forms of entertainment. Also, while its basic features are preserved, its visuals vary a bit (just look at the differences between the homonymous Dracula and Edward from the feature film "Twilight"). In any case, these creatures always mess with our imagination.

Anyway, if you're passionate about vampire stories, you'll surely enjoy meeting Croglin Grange's Vampire legend, a myth first recorded in the book "History of My Life" by English writer Augustus Hare. In the work, the author chronicles the appearance of a blood-sucking creature in Cumberland County in northwestern England.

The story, theoretically inspired by accounts of a man known as Captain Fisher, dates back to his own family's past. Their children, the Cranswell brothers - two men and one woman, Amelia - lived for years in a place called Croglin Grange until they decided to move to a larger house. The change of residence, carried out in the middle of winter, was quiet. As summer came, however, some strange things began to occur.

Flaming eyes

On a hot night, unable to fall asleep from her stuffy room, Amelia decided to look at the landscape from her bedroom window, which overlooked a church equipped with its own cemetery. The young woman was surprised to see two distant bright spots, which, little by little, seemed to be getting closer to the house. It was not long before the British realized that the lights were actually the eyes of a humanoid creature.

Already in desperation, Amelia locked the door, but when she turned back to the window, she came across a bizarre, pale figure with slender fingers trying to open the window. The creature managed to knock the glass down, and the lady, in shock, could barely react. The monster stepped into his room and dug his teeth into his throat. Only the pain was able to make the girl scream, which attracted the attention of her brothers. But by the time they arrived, it was late: the alleged vampire had fled.

The second attack

Skeptical of mythological creatures, Amelia viewed the incident as a mere madman who fled some madhouse. Anyway, the family decided to travel to Switzerland while the victim was recovering from his injuries, and months later decided to return to the same house - after all, they liked the house and it would be unlikely that anyone else would run away from a crazy asylum, right?

Well, the other night Amelia heard the same noise and didn't think twice before shouting for help. The same creature was trying to enter his room again. His brothers acted fast and hit the monster's leg with a firearm, forcing him to flee again. Determined to solve the mystery, the brothers decided to investigate the case once and for all.

They traced the supposed vampire's footsteps to a crypt near the aforementioned church. To the trio's surprise, one of the coffins was half open, and inside it lay the body of a man with a shot in the leg. Without thinking twice, the family removed the corpse from the crypt and set fire to the demonic being.

Experts investigate

Although Hare's tales are detailed and sound true, several people later visited the area to confirm whether or not Croglin Grange's Vampire really existed. In 1924, a man named Charles Haper traveled there and actually found a place called Croglin Hall (not Grange, as named in the book). Besides, there was even a church nearby, but it was almost a mile away and had no tomb.

Already in 1930, researcher F. Clive Ross also decided to investigate the case, confirming that Croglin Hall was the real name of the residence in question. Ross even interviewed a woman, Mrs. Parkins, who claimed to be a descendant of Fisher's family and swore toe-to-toe that her ancestors had always passed the vampire story by word of mouth, claiming to be true.

Anyway, to this day, nobody can say exactly what happened.

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