A new book by Shelley Puhak dismantles the legend of Hungary’s infamous “blood countess,” separating fact from myth.

It seems the mad countess has finally won her bid for immortality — or at least eternal youth. Hungarian noblewoman Elizabeth Bathory has been a favorite horror tale figure in Eastern European myth ...

ČACHTICE, Slovakia (AP) — More than 400 years after her death, the truth about “the Blood Countess,” a Hungarian noblewoman alleged to have been the most prolific female serial killer of all time, ...

Elizabeth Báthory was born into one of Hungary’s most powerful noble families. Yet she became infamous for allegations that ...

Stories of cruelty and bloodshed turned one aristocrat into a legend of horror. Elizabeth Bathory became known as one of the most infamous figures in European history. But the truth behind her story ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The 16th Century Countess Elizabeth Bathory has been described as "the most ...

When it comes to infamous female serial killers, Aileen Wuornos has nothing on the 16th century’s Elizabeth Bathory, a Hungarian countess who allegedly drank—and even bathed in—the blood of virgins in ...

Known to history as the 'Bloody Countess', Elizabeth Bathory is believed to have been the most prolific female serial killer in history, allegedly killing up to 650 women. However, in recent years, ...

Dynamite Entertainment has a new original series launching this July focusing on a real life historical figure with a very dark past, The Blood Queen. I was curious how they were going to handle a ...