Vampyre, The

Emmett Casey is a science fiction writer known for his collection Favorite Science Fiction Stories. He specializes in short-form storytelling that explores futuristic themes and speculative ideas.

Dr. Polidori was Lord Byron's personal physician. Upon accompanying Byron on holiday to Switzerland, he participated in a "ghost story" writing exercise. His own story was met with scorn, but, inspired by the fragment that Byron wrote, Polidori used this base to write was would become the first modern vampire story in the English language. His character, Lord Ruthven, an aristocratic bloodsucker based on Byron, would be used in English, French and German novels, operas and plays until th...