Some stories say they were empty some say they contained the undead.
New orleans vampires attic.
Our hot male tour guide told the most fascinating story about the ursuline convent on chartres and ursuline streets built in 1752.
New orleans has a history and reputation for many things vampire.
In the crescent city beauty and darkness go hand in hand and history steps forward to make itself known in the present day.
New orleans legends reveal that the casket girls smuggled vampires over from europe in their caskets.
At the heart of it all is the french quarter which has seen it s share of vampire incidents since becoming home to jacques de saint germain hundreds of years ago.
As a matter of fact many other members of the vampire elite society have and still do find haven in new orleans.
Their legend lives on in some of the oldest european inspired vampire stories of new orleans and the mystery of what was in the boxes that the court of france issued.
The setting for this odd tale is the city of new orleans louisiana in the early 1900s when one day a mysterious stranger came to town to take up residence at an opulent home at 1039.
Vampires in new orleans date back to the 1200 s from tales rooted in eastern european superstition where gypsies told stories of horrid undead creatures that returned from the dead to visit their still living families.
Or so the folklore goes.
Vampire stories and possibly vampires run rampant throughout new orleans.
So to the dismay of the men of new orleans all that arrived in new orleans were 300 of these coffin like suitcases.
One such strange individual called new orleans his home in the early 1900s and by some accounts was more than merely an eccentric but also an immortal vampire.
Day 1 new orleans june 2014.
My first night in new orleans i took the vampire tour since i mainly write about vampires i thought it would be interesting to hear the stories they tell in nola.
Do vampires still live in new orleans.
The ursuline convent claims there is nothing stored in the.
There are many stories about how vampires came to new orleans but my personal favourite is about the casket girls or casquette girls of new orleans.
Louis cemetery or prowling for victims in the unlit alleys of the french quarter.
If vampires existed in our modern age it would be easy to imagine them in new orleans creeping from the shadows of the crypts in the st.
The heavy shutters are of an unique style not seen anywhere else within the french quarter.
The shutters are always closed but they say late at night the shutters open and the vampires come out into new orleans seeking their prey.
The sealed attic of the convent has shuttered windows.
You ve probably heard of anne rice s book turned feature film interview with the vampire and the ever popular true blood which took place in louisiana.
