The United States of the 1910s and 1920s was terrorized by an epidemic so pervasive, so virulent, it threatened to destroy every family it touched. Parents prayed their children would be spared. Small-town America formed tactical police units to combat it. Influenza? Communism? Nope. Vampires. Not the kind repelled with garlic, either. Peek into the secret files of eleven screen sirens who drained the life (and banknotes) out of men by day while leading criminally captivating lives by night.