What was the first vampire book?

The Vampyre
The literary vampire first appeared in 18th-century poetry, before becoming one of the stock figures of gothic fiction with the publication of Polidori’s The Vampyre (1819), which was inspired by the life and legend of Lord Byron.

Are vampire books considered fantasy?

Entry updated 27 September 2021. Tagged: Theme. This class of Supernatural Creature has effectively spawned its own subgenre, chiefly under the Fantasy rather than the sf umbrella; they may be concisely defined as “cannibalistic reanimated corpses”.

Are vampires dark fantasy?

For example, a story about a werewolf or vampire could be described as dark fantasy, while a story about a serial killer would simply be horror.

Was Dracula the first vampire book?

The story of Count Dracula as many of us know it was created by Bram Stoker, an Irishman, in 1897. But Dracula wasn’t the first vampire in English literature, let alone the first to stalk England. The vampire first made its way into English literature in John Polidori’s 1819 short story “The Vampyre”.

Where is grimdark from?

The term grimdark itself is actually derived from the popular tabletop game Warhammer 40,000 and it’s tagline: In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war. Basically, grimdark is a projection of the idea of almost abject hopelessness.

Who published the Warhammer Fantasy novels?

After the creation of the Warhammer Fantasy universe by Games Workshop, novels were published as “GW Books” by Boxtree Ltd, but more recently novels have been under Games Workshop’s publishing arm, the Black Library. Entries marked with * have been collected in omnibus.

What are the best Warhammer books you have read?

1 Death and Glory! (originally published 1993 in Warhammer Armies: The Empire) 2 Lord of Undeath (originally published 1994 in Warhammer Armies: Undead) 3 The Lost Kinsmen (originally published 1990 in Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned, ISBN 1869893522)

What are the Warhammer Elves based on?

The Warhammer elves were inspired by The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson as well the Middle-earth canon of J. R. R. Tolkien. These novels were collected in omnibus in 2003 and 2006 and with additional short stories in 2013 and 2018 ( ISBN 9781784967857 ).

What inspired the idea of chaos in Warhammer?

N- According to Marc Gascoigne the idea of Chaos in Warhammer was inspired by The Eternal Champion and its sequels, written by Michael Moorcock, who made use of ideas from Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson. The Warhammer elves were inspired by The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson as well the Middle-earth canon of J. R. R. Tolkien.