Episode 24: Erzsébet Báthory

NOTES:

The Countess

Bathory: Countess of Blood

Countess Dracula

Women In Horror Month

Gormenghast

Lucrezia Panciatichi by Bronzino – this portrait of an Italian noble is often misidentified as a portrait of Erzsébet Báthory

Judith Beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio

The Birth of Venus by Botticelli – which Meredith thinks is the inspiration for the Countess’ chamber and the “reveal” scene in Countess Dracula.

“Snow White” – Fem thinks thinks this popular fairy tale may have been influenced by the story of Erzsébet Báthory

“Tanya Tate Reviews Countess Dracula Hammer Horror Bust”