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Vampire Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle

Vampire Stories

Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Eighteen-Bisang, Martin H. Greenberg

Skyhorse · Paperback · October 1, 2009

Who would suspect that the same mind that created the most famous literary detective of all time also took on the eternally popular genre of vampires?

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Lean into compact supernatural suspense with a crisp, old-school edge.
Genres
Short Stories (Single Author), Horror, The Occult & Supernatural
Published
Skyhorse, October 1, 2009

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About this book

Who would suspect that the same mind that created the most famous literary detective of all time also took on the eternally popular genre of vampires? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a contemporary of Bram Stoker, gave us some fascinating works of vampire fiction. From the bloodsucking plant in “The American’s Tale” to the bloodsucking wife in “The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire,” he reveled in the horror created by creatures who survived on the blood of men and women.

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As the bestselling Twilight series has dominated bookstores, it’s the perfect time to offer the first-ever compilation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s vampire tales. Get ready to sink your teeth into this heart-stopping anthology. Each of these twelve short stories has been pulled from obscurity and hand selected for this collection. Conan Doyle’s famous friendship with vampire king Bram Stoker is thought to have influenced these many blood-sucking tales, including “The Captain of the Pole Star,” about a medical student on an arctic voyage haunted by a heat-draining Eskimo vampire and “The Three Gables,” in which vampirism is cunningly used as a metaphor for capitalism. Featuring an introduction by world-renowned vampire expert, Robert Eighteen-Bisang, this is a must-have anthology for all vampire lovers, and for any Arthur Conan Doyle enthusiast.

Compact Chills

Lean into compact supernatural suspense with a crisp, old-school edge.

Come here for

  • short-form chills
  • mystery-grade pacing

Expect

  • accessible, layered stories
  • a serious, slightly gothic tone

Where it sits

Horror47%
The Occult & Supernatural42%
Short Stories (Single Author)29%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Fantasy Anthologies
  • Paranormal Fantasy
  • Dark Fantasy
  • Ghost Stories
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  • Horror
  • Paranormal Romance
  • Sci-Fi Short Stories
  • Suspense
Authors
Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Eighteen-Bisang, Martin H. Greenberg
Publisher
Skyhorse
Published
October 1, 2009
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Fantasy Anthologies