VAMPIRE TALES
Reading Book for 3º ESO.
Burlington Books.
VAMPIRE TALES. Introduction.
Vampire Tales is a collection of
3 horror stories which will
frighten you.
The Vampire by John Polidori
(1795-1821) is inspired in a
tale by British poet Lord
Byron and is about
misterious Lord Ruthven who
causes an evil influence on
the rest of the characters.
VAMPIRE TALES. Introduction
Based on “El Horla” by
French writer Guy de
Maupassant (18501893), An Evil Spirit talks
about the strange events
which start to happen
when an evil spirit
appears.
Where is it from and why
doesn’t he reflect on a
mirror?
VAMPIRE TALES. Introduction
Walpurgis Night is based on
Dracula’s Host by Bram Stoker
(1847-1912). It is about the
unexpected events which take
place in a forest in Germany on
Walpurgis’ Night, when the
dead leave their tombs and
walk around the earth.
VAMPIRE TALES. CHAPTER 1
TRAVELLING ABROAD.
There was an aristocrat in London in 1888 called
Lord Ruthven. He was tall and pale, with big
cold eyes. He didn’t speak much and he never
laughed. People were frightened of him, but
they didn’t know why.
“Lord Ruthven is a little
strange”, they said.
“But he fascinates the
ladies, especially the
young ones, so we
always invite him to
our parties”.
That same year, a young man
called Anthony Marks
came to London. Anthony
was rich, handsome and
imaginative. He an his
younger sister, Isabella,
were orphans and Isabella
lived with their aunt and
uncle in the country.
Anthony started going to all the society parties
in London, and Lord Ruthven noticed him.
“Anthony is a sweet, innocent young man”, Lord
Ruthven said. “I want to know him better.
Maybe we can become good friends”.