Subject Matter
Genres:
horror
Character(s):
Peter Esher (the first vampire, death); Lord Beckman (Duke, death); Lady Elizabeth Beckman (Lord Beckman's daughter); Peter's brother (death); Squire Lionel; Larney (death)
Synopsis:
A serf kills his master and attempts to rape his daughter after she teases him unmercifully. Sentenced to the lowest chamber of the jail without light, food or water, he survives by eating bugs and rats. Years later, he escapes jail and completes his ravaging of the woman before being burned at the stake -- as the first vampire.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
8