"The Vampyre" by John William Polidori

<p>This short story from 1819 is known to be the first vampire story written in English, and ushered in the era of the romantic vampire genre. It is noted to have been taken from a story told by Lord Byron as part of a contest among Polidori, Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, and Percy Shelley. The same contest produced the novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettown</p>