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"Augustus Darvell" or "Fragment of a Novel," (1816) an uncompleted work which laid the groundwork for John Polidori's seminal piece "The Vampyr."
"The Giaour" or "A Fragment of a Turkish Tale," a poem
"The Giaour" or "A Fragment of a Turkish Tale," a poem
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"The Vampyre" (1819)
"The Vampyre" has been argued to be the most significant and original piece of vampire fiction in the world. And it was the first vampire story ever written by a Westerner. Many of the stereotypes taken for granted in contemporary vampire fiction were original creations of John Polidori. He was the first to create an aristocratic vampire, the first to make the vampire alluring (as opposed to a monster), the first to make the vampire worldly (and specifically an Orientalist) and the first to imbue the vampire with human characteristics. In Lord Ruthven, Polidori set the stage for an explosion of vampire literature.
Many literary historians agree that John Polidori, who was a gifted medical genius and one-time personal physician to Lord Byron, used Lord Byron as the prototype for his fictional vampire, Lord Ruthven. In many ways, Lord Ruthven is a parody of the "legendary" Byron. Ruthven destroys many of his victims through gambling; Byron introduced the young Polidori to gambling. Polidori later wrote a novel called The Modern Oedipus in which gambling debts play a prominent role in the protagonist's untimely demise. In an eerie twist of fate, Polidori himself fell into debt and committed suicide in the house of his father at the age of 25.
"The Vampyre" has been argued to be the most significant and original piece of vampire fiction in the world. And it was the first vampire story ever written by a Westerner. Many of the stereotypes taken for granted in contemporary vampire fiction were original creations of John Polidori. He was the first to create an aristocratic vampire, the first to make the vampire alluring (as opposed to a monster), the first to make the vampire worldly (and specifically an Orientalist) and the first to imbue the vampire with human characteristics. In Lord Ruthven, Polidori set the stage for an explosion of vampire literature.
Many literary historians agree that John Polidori, who was a gifted medical genius and one-time personal physician to Lord Byron, used Lord Byron as the prototype for his fictional vampire, Lord Ruthven. In many ways, Lord Ruthven is a parody of the "legendary" Byron. Ruthven destroys many of his victims through gambling; Byron introduced the young Polidori to gambling. Polidori later wrote a novel called The Modern Oedipus in which gambling debts play a prominent role in the protagonist's untimely demise. In an eerie twist of fate, Polidori himself fell into debt and committed suicide in the house of his father at the age of 25.
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"Carmilla" (1872)
Several film adaptations of Carmilla have been made, but the two most famous are probably the 1932 silent film Vampyr, directed by Carl Th. Dreyer, and the 1960 French film Blood and Roses, although neither of these adaptations are faithful to the novella.
Several film adaptations of Carmilla have been made, but the two most famous are probably the 1932 silent film Vampyr, directed by Carl Th. Dreyer, and the 1960 French film Blood and Roses, although neither of these adaptations are faithful to the novella.
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"Cabin 33" (1980)
Hotel Transylvania (1978)
The Palace (1978)
Blood Games (1979)
Path of the Eclipse (1981)
Tempting Fate (1982)
The Saint-Germain Chronicles (1983)
Hotel Transylvania (1978)
The Palace (1978)
Blood Games (1979)
Path of the Eclipse (1981)
Tempting Fate (1982)
The Saint-Germain Chronicles (1983)
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Bloodright, published in Great Britain as Dracula Unborn (1977)
The Revenge of Dracula (1978)
Dracula, My Love (1980)
The Revenge of Dracula (1978)
Dracula, My Love (1980)
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