Serbian village stakes claim to the first vampire

Romania is known as the land of Dracula, but it was in Serbia, 300 years ago, that a vampire was allegedly first seen

At the back of an overgrown cemetery in a tiny Serbian village, a mysterious 300-year-old headstone marks the grave of the first recorded vampire.

Pushing through thick scrub, local historian Nenad Mihajlovic pulls back branches to reveal the gravesite. According to locals, it is the long-lost burial site of Petar Blagojevic, known as the father of vampires.

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