The Vampire and Paranormal Museum in Doylestown is the perfect place to visit during the spooky season, writes Emily Neil for the WHYY.
The grounds surrounding the museum are more whimsical than terrifying, with a realistic dinosaur playground for kids, a barn filled with antiques, fun sculptures of unicorns and mushrooms, and three peacocks wandering throughout.
But once you step inside the building, the playful exterior fades. The rooms are lined with instruments for killing vampires, dolls that might move, and exorcism chairs, among many other artifacts.
The owner and curator, Edmondo Crimi, is always on hand to regale the visitors with tales of demonic infestations and a strange presence on the property.
Crimi developed his interest in the paranormal due to his ancestry. Both his uncle and grandfather’s brother were priests in Catania, Sicily, and they both dabbled in fighting the demonic.
There are “a lot of stories in the family about the exorcisms,” he said.
VAMPA’s popularity has surged recently, with around 500 people visiting each weekend. Some travel across the nation and internationally to see the museum’s antique vampire killing sets collection, which is the largest in the world.
Read more about Doylestown’s Vampire and Paranormal Museum in the WHYY.
