The Vampyre: By John William Polidori
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798673009178
- Series
- The Vampyre
- Pages
- 76
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-08-06
- Authors
- John William Polidori, Skyhigh Publication
Description
The Vampyre is a short story written by John William Polidori and first published in 1819. Christopher Frayling wrote that it was "the first story successfully to fuse the disparate elements of vampirism into a coherent literary genre." The work quickly became a popular success, exploiting the public's penchant for gothic horror and transforming the mythology of the vampire from a creature of folklore to an aristocratic fiend preying on society.
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