The Feasting Dead
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Dust-jacket illustration by Frank Utpatel for The Feasting Dead | |
| Author | John Metcalfe |
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| Cover artist | Frank Utpatel |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Horror |
| Publisher | Arkham House |
Publication date | 1954 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 123 pp |
The Feasting Dead is a horror novel by author John Metcalfe. It was published by Arkham House in 1954 in an edition of 1,242 copies. It was the only book published by Arkham House in 1954.
Plot summary
The story is about a young English boy, Denis, who, while in France falls under the influence of a vampiric being, from the folklore of Auvergne and the misfortune that befalls him.
Reception
Boucher and McComas praised the novel as "highly welcome in a period where literate supernatural horror is so rare."[1]
Reprint
A new edition was issued by Valancourt Books in 2014.
References
- Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc. pp. 44–45. ISBN 1-55742-005-X.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 35.
- Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. p. 60. ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
- Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 75–76. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.
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