by John William Polidori (Author)
Fifteen chilling tales recount some of the earliest examples of vampire lore ever published.
Gothic tales, traditional folklore, satire, psychological horror, and even romance set the stage for a diverse cast of undead characters, including the first ever black vampire story, gay vampires, lesbian vampires, psychic vampires, some old, some young, but all bloodthirsty!
This anthology also features the first vampire story ever set in the Carpathian region (The Mysterious Stranger, a possible influence on Bram Stoker), as well as Stoker's own story Dracula's Guest, excised by his publisher from his classic Dracula novel before publication.
CONTENTS:
A Fragment (1816) - Lord Byron
The Vampyre (1819) - John William Polidori
The Black Vampyre (1819) - Uriah Derick D'Arcy
Clarimonde (1836) - Théophile Gautier
The Mysterious Stranger (1854) - Anonymous (Karl von Wachsmann)
Carmilla (1872) - J. Sheridan LeFanu
Ken's Mystery (1883) - Julian Hawthorne
Manor (1885) - Karl Heinrich Ulrichs
Good Lady Ducayne (1896) - Mary E. Braddon
Dracula's Guest (1897) - Bram Stoker
The Tomb of Sarah (1900) - F. G. Loring
The Vampire Maid (1900) - Hume Nisbet
For The Blood is The Life (1911) - Francis Marion Crawford
The Room in The Tower (1912) - E. F. Benson
The Transfer (1912) - Algernon Blackwood