The Feasting Dead

The Feasting Dead

Dust-jacket illustration by Frank Utpatel for The Feasting Dead
Author John Metcalfe
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

  1. "Recommended Reading," F&SF, August 1954, p.78.
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