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.

The Feasting Dead
Dust-jacket illustration by Frank Utpatel.
AuthorJohn Metcalfe
Cover artistFrank Utpatel
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreHorror
PublisherArkham House
Publication date
1954
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages123

Plot summary edit

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 edit

Boucher and McComas praised the novel as "highly welcome in a period where literate supernatural horror is so rare."[1]

References edit

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

Sources edit

  • 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.