Gothic Tales of Vampires Paperback Classic Undead Horror Short Stories
Lurk into the darkest corners of literature with Gothic Tales of Vampires, an essential collection tracing the terrifying and seductive evolution of the vampire from the Romantic era to the 20th century. This volume gathers bonechilling short stories that define the vampire mythos, moving beyond folklore into the realms of high Gothic terror, historical case files, and psychological dread. The collection begins at the source, featuring the foundational work that defined the genre The Vampyre by John Polidori The first great vampiric tale in English literature. Born from a famous ghost story competition involving Lord Byron and Mary Shelley, Polidoris creation, Lord Ruthven, established the template for the aristocratic, seductive, and malevolent vampire that would influence all who followed, including Bram Stoker. This journey through the macabre continues with Fritz Haarmann The Hanover Vampire by Montague Summers A notorious piece of work from the legendary occultist and historian of the supernatural, detailing a gruesome historical case of vampirism and bloodlust. The Vampire of Croglin Grange by Captain Fisher A classic Gothic account often presented as a true haunting, featuring a terrifying, physical encounter with a creature of the night. The Storm Visitor by Thomas Peckett Prest A tale from the Victorian "penny dreadful" era, demonstrating the sensational and visceral popularity of the vampire theme in the period. Three Young Ladies by Bram Stoker A story from the... | Various Gothic Tales of Vampires - Terrifying Tales of the Undead
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Lurk into the darkest corners of literature with Gothic Tales of Vampires, an essential collection tracing the terrifying and seductive evolution of the vampire from the Romantic era to the 20th century. This volume gathers bonechilling short stories that define the vampire mythos, moving beyond folklore into the realms of high Gothic terror, historical case files, and psychological dread. The collection begins at the source, featuring the foundational work that defined the genre The Vampyre by John Polidori The first great vampiric tale in English literature. Born from a famous ghost story competition involving Lord Byron and Mary Shelley, Polidoris creation, Lord Ruthven, established the template for the aristocratic, seductive, and malevolent vampire that would influence all who followed, including Bram Stoker. This journey through the macabre continues with Fritz Haarmann The Hanover Vampire by Montague Summers A notorious piece of work from the legendary occultist and historian of the supernatural, detailing a gruesome historical case of vampirism and bloodlust. The Vampire of Croglin Grange by Captain Fisher A classic Gothic account often presented as a true haunting, featuring a terrifying, physical encounter with a creature of the night. The Storm Visitor by Thomas Peckett Prest A tale from the Victorian "penny dreadful" era, demonstrating the sensational and visceral popularity of the vampire theme in the period. Three Young Ladies by Bram Stoker A story from the... | Various Gothic Tales of Vampires - Terrifying Tales of the Undead
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Lurk into the darkest corners of literature with Gothic Tales of Vampires, an essential collection tracing the terrifying and seductive evolution of the vampire from the Romantic era to the 20th century. This volume gathers bonechilling short stories that define the vampire mythos, moving beyond folklore into the realms of high Gothic terror, historical case files, and psychological dread. The collection begins at the source, featuring the foundational work that defined the genre The Vampyre by John Polidori The first great vampiric tale in English literature. Born from a famous ghost story competition involving Lord Byron and Mary Shelley, Polidoris creation, Lord Ruthven, established the template for the aristocratic, seductive, and malevolent vampire that would influence all who followed, including Bram Stoker. This journey through the macabre continues with Fritz Haarmann The Hanover Vampire by Montague Summers A notorious piece of work from the legendary occultist and historian of the supernatural, detailing a gruesome historical case of vampirism and bloodlust. The Vampire of Croglin Grange by Captain Fisher A classic Gothic account often presented as a true haunting, featuring a terrifying, physical encounter with a creature of the night. The Storm Visitor by Thomas Peckett Prest A tale from the Victorian "penny dreadful" era, demonstrating the sensational and visceral popularity of the vampire theme in the period. Three Young Ladies by Bram Stoker A story from the... | Various Gothic Tales of Vampires - Terrifying Tales of the Undead
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format | trade paperback |
Language | english |
type | horror |
Color | multicolor |
Gender | unisex |
Size | 20 |
Brand | Various |
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