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Cover artist Frank Utpatel Publication date 1954 Pages 123 pp | 3.8/5 Goodreads Media type Print (Hardback) Originally published 1954 Genre Horror fiction Country United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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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."
Reprint
A new edition was issued by Valancourt Books in 2014.
References
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