https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_B%C3%A1thory#Folklore_and_popular_culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_B%C3%A1thory#Folklor... >The case of

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_B%C3%A1thory#Folklore_and_popular_culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_B%C3%A1thory#Folklor... >The case of Elizabeth Báthory inspired numerous stories during the 18th and 19th centuries. The most common motif of these works was that of the countess bathing in her victims' blood to retain beauty or youth.