Kisiljevo's 1725 Vampire: Petar Blagojević's Unsettling Legacy
In 1725, Kisiljevo villagers unearthed Petar Blagojević's grave, alarmed by reports of his posthumous nocturnal assaults. Discovering his body remarkably preserved with fresh blood, they drove a stake through his heart, a scene that fueled Europe's vampire hysteria. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petar_Blagojevi%C4%87?utm_source=openai))
This dramatic exhumation, detailed in Austrian records, marked one of the earliest documented vampire cases, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula by over a century. The incident not only introduced the term 'vampire' to Western lexicons but also inspired a wave of vampire literature and folklore. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petar_Blagojevi%C4%87?utm_source=openai))
Today, Kisiljevo remains a quiet village, its overgrown cemetery a silent testament to a legend that once gripped Europe with fear and fascination.