Within Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island lies Mercy Brown, a young girl who died on Jan. 18, 1892. Her gravestone had been inscribed "Killed by Vampyres."

Henry and his brother roused Flora, and after agreeing together that it would be highly imprudent to say anything to her of the proceedings of the night, they commenced a conversation with her in encouraging and kindly accents.

"Well, Flora," said Henry, "you see you have been quite undisturbed to-night."

There are many interpretations of the vampire myth both in folklore and legend. The nature of the vampire varies greatly from culture to culture and often from region to region with a general cultural area. In the pages of fiction, each author has his or her own unique interpretation of the vampire.

Whilte silk on whiter skin
What drives that boy to heroine?
Cold dark nights spent alone
His anger the centre of a cyclone

City of lights, a sanctuary
The money they give, a necessity
Morose, skin of filth
Hand not seen, touch not felt
Only the neddle, and the tightening of the belt

Michael
February 23, 2002