Documentary. The story of Blood and Bone China was partly inspired by a vampire related death that took place in Stoke-on-Trent in 1972. Inside the Gothic mansion that is number 3, The Villas, a man feared for his life. He held an absolute belief that vampires were real and had filled his room with tokens and talismans to stave off the demonic creatures. After going missing, his landlady called the police who broke down the door to his room. He was found lying in bed; he had choked to death on garlic.