The Arnaout Trial™

"The first vampire trial wasn’t myth—it was bureaucracy on ice." In 1732 Serbia, a magistrate must choose between Empire logic and a horrifying truth.

The Arnaout Trial™ is prestige historical horror set in 1732 Serbia, where the first known vampire trial is reframed as bureaucratic contagion, merging empire logic with folkloric horror. This Balkan Gothic limited series weaponizes trials, exhumations, and denials, mirroring modern contagion cover-ups for global resonance. Fusing surgical horror with procedural dread, it provides a unique and historically proven origin story for an evergreen monster. This awards-ready IP includes a transmedia package spanning an art book, a podcast, and the "Vampire Court AR" interactive verdicts, built for anthology growth in the mold of Chernobyl.