Black vampires have existed for 200 years in literature.
- Lecturer in Victorian literature and culture, University of Bristol
Expanding railways and changes in labour practices meant that the Victorians had time for a proper holiday and many took to the British coast.
Wild coastlines, rich folklore and a sense that it’s a place unto itself, at once England and not, has made Cornwall the ideal setting for Gothic tales.
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