A Sixteenth Century Hungarian Countess, Erszebet enjoyed bathing in
blood. This deviant fawn of royalty believed that regular blood baths
would halt the aging process. Estimates of the number of girls that were
slaughtered for her 10 years of beauty treatments vary from 40 to as
much as 600.

The bloody Countess, the widow of a celebrated Hungarian war hero
and descendent of the legendary despot Vlad the Impaler, led a life
immersed in black magic and sadism. She once had the mouth of a
servant sewn shut for being too noisy. In January 1611, after countless
rumors about her behavior, a group led by Count Thurzo - Erzsebet's
cousin - entered her Castle Csejthe and uncovered a blood-letting in
progress.

In order to protect the family name, at the Count's insistance, Erzsebet
was never actually "charged" with any crime, although he did have her
put under "house arrest." In fact, her royal highness was literally sealed
into her tower by masons. The consulate agreed largely because the
government had a huge debt it would have had to pay off should they
charge her.

Two of her accomplices in her orgies of horror had their fingers removed
before being thrown on the fire. Another - the only male - was beheaded
then thrown on the fire. The countess died on August 21, 1614, three
years after she was sealed in her bedroom. Perhaps her elixir of youth
had been working all along.