Red lights flashing in my mind's eye
I can't see
Whispers in the dark
Creatures trying to claw at me
Here in the night
Fighting the pain
Feeling the strain
Fractured thoughts form
Splintering into glistening pieces
I'm awake
Sleep is for the weak
The nightmares fade
as my eyes adjust
Just one night...
One peaceful night...
I pray to Demeter
Christ
Dionysus
A deity who'll listen to my plight
Maybe it's not only my mind
Maybe it's the world
the Universe

In _Nightshade_ Jack Butler introduces us to John Shade, the standard for a new type of vampire. The Butlerian vampire is a scientific vampire, a mutation of the human norm, rather than the embodiment of pure Evil that Stoker showed us in _Dracula_. Born of human parents, the Butlerian vampire is indistinguishable from a human throughout its life, and perhaps beyond.

July 3, 2007 (AP / BUCHAREST, Romania) -- An heir of Romania's former royal family put ''Dracula's Castle'' in Transylvania up for sale Monday, hoping to secure a buyer who will respect ''the property and its history.''

The moon is full
And the wind is calm
The night has come
In all its splendour

A silent call
Across the land
Summons me
From my slumber

C
In the land of Efil Retfa
We dream. Our days have just begun
Chart the sky, to cloak the sun
Don't know where we're going
Nowhere to run

In the land of Efil Retfa
We seduce and kill beneath the moon
Serene and mad, we roam the land
Our day of judgement
Approaches soon

Come to me
My lovely child
Take my hand

It's difficult to believe that it's been 50 years since Christopher Lee thrilled horror fans with his portrayals of the Frankenstein monster, Dracula and the Mummy in a memorable series of Hammer Films.