Real-Life Weirdness

[Anaraxes]

This one's not so much a plot seed, as if your game needs vampires, you've probably already thought of them. But it might be a source for adding some interesting details or particular locales to an ongoing urban fantasy, or a bit of weirdness or threatened supernatural weirdness to an otherwise normal modern game.

The United Nations said on Monday it has pulled staff out of two districts in southern Malawi where a vampire scare has triggered mob violence in which at least five people have been killed.
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The UNDSS report said at least five people had been killed in the area since mid-September by lynch mobs accusing them of vampirism. It said mobs searching for vampires have been mounting road blocks in the district, raising security concerns.
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"This development has been of grave concern to the President and the entire Government," {Malawian President Peter Mutharika's} office said in a statement.
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The UNDSS report said the vampirism rumors appear to have originated in neighboring Mozambique...

NT Times