First appearing in serialized form (penny dreadful) between 1845 and 1857, Varney the Vampire by James Malcolm Rymer is the first gothic vampire story to present a romanticized vampire lead and perhaps, the first to introduce the “sorrowful” vampire, one whose unquenchable thirst for blood is stronger than his desire to spare his victims. Note: Varney does not sparkle.
It is longer than the short stories and poems I’ve previously recommended (reputedly over 600,000 words), but if you’re “enjoying” the one hundred degree plus weather we in the Midwest have been experiencing, curling up with a good read this weekend sounds heavenly.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/PreVarn.html
Prefer a modern adaptation? Check this out:
http://sweetgothvampires.blogspot.com/2012/06/risen-from-grave-heads-up.html
It is longer than the short stories and poems I’ve previously recommended (reputedly over 600,000 words), but if you’re “enjoying” the one hundred degree plus weather we in the Midwest have been experiencing, curling up with a good read this weekend sounds heavenly.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/PreVarn.html
Prefer a modern adaptation? Check this out:
http://sweetgothvampires.blogspot.com/2012/06/risen-from-grave-heads-up.html
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