DEADTIME STORIES NO. 44: NO SUCH THING AS A VAMPIRE!

"Before the horror of the vampire, reason fled."

- Richard Matheson

Here we have a good old-fashioned vampire tale. . . with a twist of the stake. All the indications are there that this is a story of bloodlust, but it's really about revenge. A masterful short story by the late, great Richard Matheson from PLAYBOY, October 1959.