Resultados para "John Polidori" en Policíaca, negra y suspense

Dive into the dark and alluring world of 19th-century Gothic literature with "The Vampyre" by John Polidori, a timeless classic that continues to captivate readers over two centuries since its original publication in 1819. In this spine-chilling tale, the lines between the living and the undead...

Una figura elegante, misteriosa y perturbadora comienza a destruir vidas dejando una sombra de muerte a su paso. Antes de Drácula, existió “El Vampiro”: la obra que dio origen al mito moderno de los vampiros. Durante un inquietante viaje por Europa, el joven Aubrey queda fascinado por Lord Ruthven, un aristócrata tan seductor como oscuro. Pero detrás de su encanto se esconde un secreto aterrador que lo llevará a descubrir un mundo donde el horror y la obsesión caminan entre la alta sociedad.

Aubrey, an orphaned young gentleman in possession of a large fortune, arrives in London for the season where he meets the mysterious Lord Ruthven. Aubrey befriends Lord Ruthven and upon discovering that Ruthven is planning a trip to Europe, decides to take his grand tour at the same time and travel with him. The longer Aubrey is with Ruthven the more he discovers about him. He decides to distance himself from Ruthven; but is he already too late to save all that he holds dear from the thirst of the vampire?

Schauer, Spannung und Schwarze Romantik: 10 Meisterwerke des Genres. Mit dabei: In der Gruft (H.P. Lovecraft), Dr. Jekyll und Mr. Hyde (R.L. Stevenson), Die schwarze Spinne (J. Gotthelf), In der Tiefe des Maelstroms (E. A. Poe), Die Legende von Sleepy Hollow (W. Irving), Die Affenpfote (W. W. Jacobs), Der Vampyr (J. Polidori), Der Sandmann (E.T.A. Hoffmann), Der Garten des Bösen (N. Hawthorne).