The Feasting Dead

The Feasting Dead

Dust-jacket illustration by Frank Utpatel.
Author	John Metcalfe
Cover artist	Frank Utpatel
Language	English
Genre	Horror
Publisher	Arkham House
Publication date	1954
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	123

The Feasting Dead is a horror novel by British writer 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. A new edition was issued by Valancourt Books in 2014.

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]

References

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

Sources

• Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc. pp. 44–45. ISBN   1-55742-005-X.
• Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 35.
• Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. p. 60. ISBN   0-87054-176-5.
• Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 75–76. ISBN   0-7864-1785-4.

External links

• The Feasting Dead public domain audiobook at LibriVox