The Vampyre
| "The Vampyre" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by John William Polidori | |
1819 title page, Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, London. | |
| Text available at Wikisource | |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Horror short story |
| Publication | |
| Publication type | Magazine |
| Publisher | The New Monthly Magazine and Universal Register; London: H. Colburn, 1814–1820. Vol. 1, No. 63. |
| Media type | Print (Periodical and Paperback) |
| Publication date | 1 April 1819 |
| Pages | p.195–206 |
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"The Vampyre" is a short work of prose fiction written in 1819 by John William Polidori, taken from the story told by Lord Byron as part of a contest among Polidori, Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, and Percy Shelley. The same contest produced the novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.
"The Vampyre" is often viewed as the progenitor of the romantic vampire genre of fantasy fiction. The work is described by Christopher Frayling as "the first story successfully to fuse the disparate elements of vampirism into a coherent literary genre."