A purportedly authentic late 19th-century vampire-hunting kit sold for £16,900 ($20,000) at Hansons Auctioneers in Derby, U.K., last month, greatly outstripping its low £2,000 ($2,387) estimate.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spooky season is here—but for some people, spooky season is a year-round affair. "In the absence of real artifacts, people made ...

There's something so quaint and tidy about a kit for eradicating evil. Some of these vampire hunting kits are “authentic.” Some were assembled by artists aiming to capture the antique beauty of the ...

A photograph supposedly showing a "vampire hunting kit" from the early 19th century is frequently circulated on social media: This is not a vampire hunting kit from any era. This is a piece of modern ...

Spooky season is here—but for some people, spooky season is a year-round affair. "In the absence of real artifacts, people made these kits that embody all the legends and things like silver bullets ...