VAMPIRES & THE SHADOW WORLD

Dive into the shadowy depths of a mesmerising collection of classic poems and stories that pulses with the lifeblood of gothic romance and eternal desire. This blood-red foil decorated anthology invites you to explore the laments of ancient vampires, whose sorrowful verses reveal the agony and ecstasy of immortal existence. Read an extract from the Devils and Evil Spirits of Babylonia, the Banshee, from Macbeth, from Algernon Blackwood's The Willows, from the Vampyre, from Le Fanu's Carmilla and more. Each poem is a dark jewel, weaving tales of lovers bound by the crimson threads of fate. Featuring works from celebrated poets such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Christabel and John Keats' La Belle Dame sans Merci, this collection captures the essence of gothic horror and romantic yearning. The vampire is often a symbol of forbidden love, eternal longing, inner torment, and the tension between life and death. It is a seductive and tragic figure. You'll also encounter the chilling verses of Lord Byron whose words echo like whispers from the shadowy corners of the night. Includes Spirits of the Dead by Edgar Allen Poe, from The Haunted House by Thomas Hood and from the chapter Ghosts: Tales of Spirits & Shades - The Flayed Hand by Guy de Maupassant. 'There is something haunting in the light of the Moon; it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul, and something of its inconceivable mystery.' - Joseph Conrad. 144 pages.