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An important later example of 19th-century vampire fiction is the penny dreadful epic Varney the Vampire (1847), featuring Sir Francis Varney as the vampire. In this story, we have the first example of the standard trope in which the vampire comes through the window at night and attacks a maiden as she lies sleeping.
Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Sheridan Le Fanu and one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 25 years. First published as a serial in The Dark Blue (1871–72), [1] [2] the story is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla.
A short story written by Stoker and published after his death, "Dracula's Guest", has been seen as evidence of Carmilla 's influence. [31] According to Milbank, the story was a deleted first chapter from early in the original manuscript, and replicates Carmilla 's setting of Styria instead of Transylvania. [32]
In 1819, vampires became more mainstream when John William Polidori wrote “The Vampyre,” a fictional story taken from the story of Lord Byron. It's the first of its kind to make vampires seem ...
Dracula may be the most famous work of vampire fiction, but there's plenty of exciting new releases and classics to sink your teeth into. Dracula may be the most famous work of vampire fiction ...
Jure Grando Alilović or Giure Grando (1578–1656) was a villager from the region of Istria (in modern-day Croatia) who may have been the first real person described as a vampire in historical records. [1] He was referred to as a štrigon, a local word for something resembling a vampire and a warlock. [2]
Tales of the undead consuming the blood or flesh of living beings have been found in nearly every culture around the world for many centuries. [3] Today these entities are predominantly known as vampires, but in ancient times, the term vampire did not exist; blood drinking and similar activities were attributed to demons or spirits who would eat flesh and drink blood; even the devil was ...
Dark Shadows. Tim Burton's vampire movie is based on the 1966 TV show of the same name, and it stars Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, an 18th-century vampire who awakens in the 20th century.