In this episode, we read part one of John Polidori's The Vampyre shortly after discussing the impact of this work on gothic horror fiction and the Vampire genre as a whole. We revisit the Summer of Discontent from John Polidori's perspective and how his relationships influenced his work and life. We also discuss what's coming up next on Hush & Fable.

Content warnings for today's episode include suicide, blood, death, sexism, vampirism, and guns.

Introduction song is "Surreal Forest" by Meydän, licensed under Creative Commons. The song playing intermittently through the podcast between transitions is "Mystery Suspense Piano Theme - Oscar" by Keyframe Audio. Podcast also includes music by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay.