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.
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 ...