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Captain Vampire | Marie Nizet

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Written in 1879 (18 years before Dracula) by 19-year-old Marie Nizet, Captain Vampire, in its method and tone alike, is way ahead of its time. Although its plot has supernatural elements, and its antagonist is manifestly demonic, the novel's true purpose is to bring out the horror of war. A significant work in the history of horror fiction, it is undoubtedly one of the finest literary works ever to have made use of the vampire motif.

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Captain Vampire | Marie Nizet

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(1879) Ioan Isacescu is a young Romanian soldier in the Russo-Turkish war, with a grudge against a Russian officer who insulted Ioan's father and menaced his fiancée. Boris Liatoukine is the officer's name, but he is known as Captain Vampire for his rumored ability to return from the dead. It's a curious book with some effective scenes but also kind of a mess structurally.

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