In today’s episode of Killer Bites, we’re diving into the terrifying legend of Elizabeth Bathory — the 17th-century Hungarian countess whose beauty, power, and sadistic obsession turned her into one of history’s most chilling figures. Known as The Blood Countess, Bathory is accused of torturing and murdering more than 600 young women — a number so staggering it earned her a place in the Guinness World Records as the most prolific female serial killer of all time.

Behind castle walls, she created a world of horror disguised as nobility. Servants vanished. Girls were lured with promises of work or privilege, only to face unspeakable cruelty. Some say she bathed in their blood, believing it would preserve her youth. Others insist the truth was even darker — a twisted blend of power, paranoia, and unchecked evil.

But was she truly the monster history remembers, or the victim of a political plot designed to destroy her empire? Join us as we peel back the layers of myth and murder surrounding Elizabeth Bathory — the woman whose thirst for control, beauty, and blood has haunted history for over four centuries.