Title: The Vampire Curse
First published: March 1, 1975
Description: Synopsis - Teena Halliday, paying an extended visit to Rentlow Retreat, doesn’t want to pose for Jeremy Rentlow, a noted sculptor.  There are malicious rumours’ that his a vampire, which make Teena feel uneasy.  But Jeremy persists, and Teena finally give in.  Soon after the sittings get underway, Teena begins to feel weak and tired, but Jeremy refuses to let her miss a session.  Suddenly Jeremy tells his family of their engagement.  Teena does not love him but she does not have the strength to protest. It is as if she has become his prisoner, with no will of her own.  Then Teena notices strange marks on her neck.  She dares not ask – are they the marks of a vampire?  Is Jeremy’s kiss the kiss of death?
Subjects: Vampires, fiction, Fiction, horror