num_pages: 118
description: In this 19th-century medley of the macabre seven blood-chilling tales feature a cast of demons doppelgangers werewolves and other beastly creatures sure to haunt your dreams. The lead story The Vampyre has influenced generations of fantasy fiction writers. One of the first tales ever written in the romantic vampire genre it was the result of a friendly writing competition that also yielded Mary Shelley's classic Frankenstein. The story begins as a gentleman traveling in Greece falls in love with a local beauty. When she warns him about vampires he scoffs at her fears  until he's caught in the forest one night and finds someone at his throat.This fiendishly good collection continues with Clemence Housman's The Werewolf in which a white-robed maiden with a thirst for blood encounters twin brothers  and executes a diabolical plan. In Edward Bulwer-Lytton's Monos and Daimonos a reclusive young man goes to great lengths to rid himself of the odd character pursuing him...with horrifying results. Plus there are four more equally thrilling tales including the anonymous stories The Curse and The Victim. Must-have reading for college students and fans of the supernatural.Contents1  The Vampyre  [Lord Ruthven]  (1970)  novelette by Dr. John William Polidori (variant of The Vampyre: A Tale 1819) [as by John Polidori]22  The Were-Wolf  (1890)  novelette by Clemence Housman64  Monos and Daimonos  (1830)  short story by Edward Bulwer-Lytton73  The Vindictive Monk or The Fatal Ring  (1802)  short story by Isaac Crookenden83  The Curse  (1832)  short story by Anonymous98  The Victim  (1831)  short story by Anonymous
language: English
title: The Vampyre, The Werewolf and Other Gothic Tales of Horror
publisher: Dover Publications