Tag: Clairmonde

• The Origins of Vampire Fiction

  Happy October! I hope everyone has fun plans for Halloween. In keeping with the season, I thought I’d spend a little time exploring the origins of one of the season’s classic monsters, the vampire. Now, vampires have their origins in folklore and legends from around the world. Sometimes it’s hard to separate an oral legend…

  David Lee Summers

  October 5, 2023

  History of Horror, Horror Favorites, vampires

  Clairmonde, John Polidori, Lord Byron, nineteenth century, The Black Vampyre, The Vampyre, Theophile Gautier, vampires