In Poland, archaeologists have discovered a skeleton buried with a sickle across her neck and a padlock on her toe – this corpse was feared to be a real-life vampire. But this is just the start of the mystery. She is at the heart of an entire Field of Vampires and is surrounded by up to 30 more ‘deviant burials'. In this UK production exclusive for Sky HISTORY, an international team of experts uses cutting-edge science and historical research to investigate who this woman was and why she was so feared. With Dan Jones as an expert contributor, the series travels across Europe and the US, and follows the team as they reveal why some bodies were singled out as the ‘living dead’. Calling upon a pioneering facial reconstructor, can they unlock the secrets of the Field of Vampires?
