I wrote a piece for Inciting Sparks earlier this month about Varney the Vampire, the Victorian penny-dreadful which inspired later depictions of the vampire in popular fiction and culture.
Inciting Sparks also has a host of other great articles, please check it out!
Click the link below to read the piece:
The Vampire before the Vampire: Varney and the Feast of Blood
Image: Original title cover, Public Domain
Meandering Michelle 