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The Black Vampyre

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  • What three “biggies” were published the same day by the same publisher?
  • What makes Rip Van Winkle one of the first time travel stories?
  • How was The Vampyre written?  And who was the REAL author?
  • What was the first comedic vampire story?  (And it wasn’t “Love at First Bite”)
  • Why is The Black Vampyre important?  Why is it confusing?
  • And why does the fact that it is confusing make it important?



  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 00:46 Publication of three influential works on June 23, 1819 
  • 02:21 The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon
  • 03:10 Rip Van Winkle
  • 20:41 The Vampyre
  • 22:41 The Giaor
  • 23:13 Introduction to The Vampyre
  • 27:10 Introduction to The Black Vampyre
  • 28:48  Story of The Black Vampyre
  • 34:30 Significance of The Black Vampyre 
  • 35:29 Sources
  • 36:17 Future Episodes
  • 38:55 Outro

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