Recap

Vampires, Ghosts & Zombies

During Open Lines, a caller named J.R. told George he was a vampire. J.R. said he was born in the 1400s and continues to be reincarnated as the same person because his bloodline is cursed. He claims to drink human blood from (sometimes) willing women, and maintains there are "hundreds of us" on the planet.

Another caller said his son was overcome by an unusual coldness, even on extremely hot days, whenever he drove a riding mower over certain grave sites at the cemetery he tended. Eric from Colorado said he and some friends became scared one night when they were followed by a phantom yellow '76 Buick. A caller from Oregon remembered being awakened at 2:00 am, placed in a in car and told not to look back because his house was being "cleaned" of evil spirits.

George also offered a special topic line for "ghouls and zombies." Elliot from Toronto related a true zombie story told to him by a Mormon friend who traveled to South America on a missions trip. According to Elliot, his Mormon friend noticed a very sick-looking girl in the village she was visiting. Wanting to help, the missionary approached the sick girl and was told by her family that she had died and been brought back from the dead that very day.

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