She was accused of torturing her victims, eating them, and bathing in. Contrary to popular belief, elizabeth bathory was a modern renaissance woman who ultimately fell victim to mens aspirations for power and wealth. She is said to have suffered from fits and outbursts of rage possibly even epilepsy. Today, her evil spirit possesses a video game called stay. Elizabeth bathory aka the blood countess is the main antagonist from the 2006 movie called stay alive, and also the main antagonist of its game adaption from the movie. She has been described as the most vicious female serial killer in all recorded history. Since her family headed the local government, bathorys crimes were ignored until 1610. This one seems to be much more intelligent than bathory 2008. She is often compared with vlad iii the impaler of wallachia, on whom the fictional count dracula is partly based, and has become known as the blood countess.
The countess supposedly murdered young virgins and bathed in their blood, creating. Jun 29, 2008 but, as i discovered while researching the first biography of bathory written in english, countess dracula. It was jakubiskos first englishlanguage film and an international coproduction between the cinemas of slovakia, the czech republic, hungary, and the united kingdom. However, we actually know little about both her and her alleged crimes, and the general trend in modern history has been to conclude that her guilt may well have been overplayed, and that she was, perhaps. Forced sex scenes from regular movies cannibal special. Contrary to popular belief, elizabeth bathory was a modern renaissance woman who ultimately fell. She enlists her steward and lover captain dobi and her maid julie to help with the kidnap and murder of several local girls, whilst having another sexual affair with a young lieutenant, imre toth.
Sep 03, 2014 the gruesome tale of elizabeth bathory has become part of national folklore and the subject of numerous plays, books, and movies. The dark history of the blood countess elizabeth bathory. Nov 29, 2017 the countess supposedly murdered young virgins and bathed in their blood, creating fertile ground for terrifying movies about her story. I decided to make this film because countess elizabeth bathory is the most famous hungarian aristocrat that lived in what is slovakia today. First installment of stories about the countess elizabeth bathory who tortured and killed over 600 girls in her sadistic fashion. The most common motif in these works was that countess bathed in her victims blood to retain beauty or youth. Irenethe athenaeum mention elizabeth bathoryor erzsebet bathory, her hungarian nameto anyone and they will all know her as the vampire countess who used to bathe in the blood of virgins to regain and maintain her youth. Countess dracula is a 1971 british hammer horror film based on the legends surrounding the blood countess elizabeth bathory. Yet, nobody knows of the terrible crimes being committed in the castle of the famous royalty. Bathory is based on the legends surrounding the life and deeds of countess elizabeth bathory known as the murderess from the history of humankind. Based on the story of countess bathory, a serial killer in 16th century transylvania who supposedly killed hundreds.
From an early age, she witnessed her fathers officers torture the peasantry that lived near her familys estate. With an unquenchable thirst for blood, countess elizabeth bathory was one of the most prolific serial killers in history. These places were places like poland, hungary, slovakia, and romania. Countess exquisitely unfolds the story of erzebet elizabeth bathory. The story of the blood countess elizabeth bathory has gone onto become the stuff of legend, and is often suspected as being one of the influences for bram stokers dracula, such is her dark and twisted infamy. Elizabeth bathory 16th century deranged serial killer or. Near the end of the film, as the countess speaks with the monk, she. Elizabeth bathory, anonymous portrait, 17th century.
Buckle up, for i am about to dump the biggest bucket of cold water on all this malarky as i can possibly muster. Two women find themselves in a dark dungeon tormented by distant memories of the horrific legend of countess elizabeth bathory and looming feelings of sinister forces as they struggle to find an escape. She is one of the most horrifying people who ever lived, and one we can never forget. Elizabeth bathory simple english wikipedia, the free. This was countess elizabeth bathory, a noblewoman who used the blood of virgins to ensure her eternal life and beauty. Frequently, the cruel countess would discover the secret of blood bathing. Elizabeth bathory 15601614 depicted in an 1893 painting by hungarian impressionist painter, istvan csok 18651961. Elizabeth bathory the one i read about was a serial killer and this movie gave. In the late 16th century, a serial killer ran loose in hungary. The gruesome tale of countess elizabeth bathory, the most notorious murderess in the history of humankind. However, we actually know little about both her and her alleged crimes, and the general trend in modern history has been to conclude that her guilt may well have been overplayed, and that she was, perhaps, the victim of rival nobles who wished to take her.
The most common motif of these works was that of the countess bathing in her victims blood in order to retain beauty or youth. Elizabeth bathory the blood countess female famous. Young and unfortunate brother and sister, misha and alettas lives are lost in a downward spiral as they attempt to break free from the blood queens clutches. Jan, 2018 an example is the notorious case of elizabeth bathory, the socalled hungarian blood countess, who seems to have inspired the conceptualized music authored by the british extrememetal band cradle of filth.
With lescha carpenter, kathleen denecke, jon elston, kim fitzgerald iv. However, some believe the acts attributed to her were politically motivated slander that allowed relatives to appropriate. Life and times of elisabeth bathory, the blood countess currently out of print, she. Bathory is based on the legends surrounding the life and deeds of countess elizabeth bathory known as the greatest murderess in the history of mankind. Elizabeth bathory, hungarian countess who purportedly tortured and murdered hundreds of young women in the 16th and 17th centuries. Woman of dark desires by the swedish black metal band bathory, from the album under the sign of the black mark. Filming began in december 2005, and the film was released in july 2008.
Nicknames and literary epithets attributed to her include the blood countess and countess dracula. She got caught because she moved on from peasants, to girls who would be missed by those with power and who cared. Many of the elements of her life and crimes have no doubt been exaggerated and warped over time to make her out to be some kind of. Elizabeth bathory has inspired both films and legend. Elizabeth bathory biography, children, other facts you need. Countess bathory by the english black metal band venom, from their highly influential album black metal. Jan 28, 2019 here is the story of a woman who inspired the vampire folklore for centuries. The infamous countess erzsebet bathory, who is said to have maintained youth and beauty into her old age by bathing in the blood of virgins, has her life story told in a more balanced but still. Bathory is a 2008 historical drama written and directed by juraj jakubisko. The killer preyed on virgins, massacring upwards of 650 young girls. Scarred as a psychotic bloody serial killer and countess dracula instead of the richest most powerful woman in a history ruled by men the lies about elizabeth bathory are finally revealed.
Contrary to popular belief, elizabeth bathory was a modern renaissance woman. She tortured her victims, exclusively women, before killing them. Aug 08, 2016 the most infamous accusation the one that inspired her infamous nickname, the blood countess, as well as the rumors that she was a vampire alleged that elizabeth bathory bathed in the blood of her young victims in an attempt to maintain a youthful appearance. A 17th century hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking, with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty. She was also virtually untouchable as a member of the bathory. History remembers her unsubstantiated lust for the blood of virgins, which bathory reputedly believed would preserve her youth, earning her the epithets bloody countess and countess dracula. Elizabeth bathorys case inspired numerous fictional stories during the 18th and 19th centuries. Peeking through the small aperture in her walledup cell, he saw her lying face down on the floor.
Oct 28, 2019 countess elizabeth bathory of hungary would have her closest servants capture young virgin women and kill them in secret for their blood to bathe in and use as beauty regimens cause she thought it made her look younger and for this she ended up paying an ultimate price of spending the rest of her days in a locked dark tower alone until she died. The countess 2009 med julie delpy i rollen som bathory. The truth is, however, countess bathory was much more than a bloodcrazed maniac. Elizabeth bathory biography facts, childhood, family life. Elizabeth bathory was a modern renaissance woman who fell victim to the aspirations of men for riches and power. Hungarian countesses torturous escapades are exposed. Elizabeth bathory was born on a family estate in nyirbator, kingdom of hungary, in 1560 or 1561, and spent her childhood at ecsed castle.
Since her family headed the local government, bathory s crimes were ignored until 1610. Elizabeth bathory the blood countess she is one of the earliest serial killers in recorded history the original sadomasochistic femme fatal. But nora is greedy and while the countess occupies herself with her new pawns at another castle, nora and her soldiers raid a village seeking a group of peasant women. Late in august of the year 1614 one of the countesss jailers wanted to get a good look at her, since she was still reputedly one of the most beautiful women in hungary.
Given how notorious and vicious bathorys activities were, she is also considered to be one of earliest recorded vampires in history. Over time, the facts of bathorys life have mingled with myth. Elizabeth bathory was born in 1560 in transylvania, hungary. The passing of the centuries has left us with an incomplete picture of the true nature of her crimes. Oct 06, 20 scarred as a psychotic bloody serial killer and countess dracula instead of the richest most powerful woman in a history ruled by men the lies about elizabeth bathory are finally revealed. Elizabeth bathory 15601614 was a countess who lived in transylvania, then a part of the kingdom of hungary. A psychological horror film inspired by the story of 16th century countess elizabeth bathory visit. Elizabeth bathory, born on august 7th, 1560, was a noble hungarian woman. Elizabeth bathory, the blood countess elizabeth bathory.
Elizabeth bathory the blood countess female famous serial. Bathory reportedly believed that human blood would keep her looking young and healthy. Nov 06, 2014 some say that countess elizabeth bathory, considered by many to be the worlds worst female serial killer, was the true inspiration for bram stokers dracula. Hungarian countesses torturous escapades are exposed history. Elizabeth bathory, the woman who came to be known as the blood countess, was born into hungarian nobility in 1560. This legend first appeared in 1729 in the jesuit scholar laszlo turoczis tragica historia, the first written account of the bathory case after the trials and her death. This film is really an apology for those who engage in such acts.
With anna friel, karel roden, vincent regan, hans matheson. After all, legend has it that she bathed in the blood of at least 650 servant girls she had tortured and killed. She was a countess in the kingdom of hungary in the last 1500s, known for killing 650 people among them being 39 little girls in her desire to remain young forever. Join us in unearthing all the interesting facts about the famed blood countess. After hearing the accusations, thurzo ultimately charged bathory with the. One of their studio albums, cruelty and the beast, released in 1998, was based on the sick legacy of the blood countess. The subsequent questioning of over 300 people into the doings of the blood countess as shed later become known has put her in the record books as easily the most prolific female serial killer in history, by an order of magnitude. Here is the story of a woman who inspired the vampire folklore for centuries. Check out this biography to know about her childhood, family, and life. She was from a very important family that included kings, cardinals, knights, and judges. The infamous lady, countess erzsebetelizabethbathory is reviled as the worlds worst female serial killer, countess bathory is said to have bathed in the blood of the 650 servant girls she tortured and murdered. Elizabeth bathory, also known as the blood countess is a 16th century hungarian aristocrat ranked in none other than the guinness book of records as the most murderous murderess of all time. Her body was intended to be buried in the church in the town of cachtice, but the grumbling of local inhabitants found abhorrent the idea of having the infamous lady placed in their town, on hallowed ground no less.
Elizabeth bathory or erzsebet bathory was a feared hungarian countess who became infamous as a torturer and a vicious serial murderer. The gruesome tale of elizabeth bathory has become part of national folklore and the subject of numerous plays, books, and movies. Dec 20, 2019 bathory reportedly believed that human blood would keep her looking young and healthy. Countess bathory sends her young cousin nora to locate for her sexual pleasures noble maidens and pays her handsomely. She is often compared with vlad iii the impaler of wallachia, on whom the fictional count dracula is partly based, and. The bathory family is a noble family that stems from the much older family clan of hun gutkeled which held much power in broad areas of eastcentral europe. However, some believe the acts attributed to her were politically motivated slander that allowed relatives to appropriate her lands. She stands out as a shocking lesson in just how dangerous a sadistic, demented powerful woman can be.
With andrea nemcova, sabina casarova, kira reed lorsch, lena drasova. Based off of the evidence, there is a case to be made one which i believe to be true that elisabeth bathory is innocent. Where fact ends and fiction begins in her horrible story is now impossible to determine, but in her fame as a legendary vampire she is outrivalled. The countess supposedly murdered young virgins and bathed in their blood, creating fertile ground for terrifying movies about her story. Countess of blood is a 2008 historical drama written and directed by juraj jakubisko. Elizabeth bathory is famed as the blood countess, an eastern european aristocrat who tortured and murdered over six hundred girls. Two monks later conclude that the water is not blood but is simply colored red by herbs. Young and unfortunate brother and sister, misha and alettas lives are lost in a downward spiral as they attempt to break free from the. Elizabeth bathory biography facts, childhood, family. Her family ruled transylvania as an independent region within the hungarian kingdom. May 10, 2019 elizabeth bathory the blood countess she is one of the earliest serial killers in recorded history the original sadomasochistic femme fatal. Her father was baron george vi bathory of the ecsed branch of the family, brother of andrew bonaventura bathory, who had been voivode of transylvania, while her mother was baroness anna bathory 15391570, daughter of stephen bathory of somlyo. Elizabeth bathory the blood countess gothic bite magazine. They abandoned their tribal roots and assumed the name of bator which means valiant.