The House of the Vampire by George Sylvester Viereck ~ Full Audiobook [horror]

The House of the Vampire by George Sylvester Viereck audiobook.

Genre: horror

In early-20th-century New York and its salons of artists, critics, and social climbers, aspiring writer Ernest Fielding is hungry for recognition and a place among the brilliant and the powerful. When he is welcomed into the circle of the refined and unnervingly charismatic Reginald Clarke, Ernest believes he has found a patron with unmatched taste and influence. Clarke offers introductions, encouragement, and an intoxicating vision of greatness - but his attention comes with an unsettling cost. As Ernest's confidence and creative fire begin to ebb, he notices the same pattern among other gifted people drawn into Clarke's orbit: a strange weariness, a dimming of will, and a dependence that feels less like friendship than possession. The more Ernest tries to understand the force at work, the more he is pulled between ambition and self-preservation, between the desire to be shaped by a master and the fear of being consumed by him. Blending psychological menace with gothic atmosphere, The House of the Vampire explores artistic exploitation, social manipulation, and the terrifying possibility that some predators feed not on blood, but on talent itself.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:10:55) Chapter 02

(00:21:58) Chapter 03

(00:33:10) Chapter 04

(00:41:23) Chapter 05

(00:52:17) Chapter 06

(01:01:58) Chapter 07

(01:11:34) Chapter 08

(01:22:56) Chapter 09

(01:36:03) Chapter 10

(01:45:40) Chapter 11

(01:59:10) Chapter 12

(02:11:19) Chapter 13

(02:21:28) Chapter 14

(02:35:02) Chapter 15

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