A Short History of Vampires

2. Hero Dust By Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 20^th Feb 2011, 18:30 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Thu 21^st Apr 2022, 00:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Vampires are the ultimate killing machines.

Natalie Haynes examines why this iconic figure in horror-fiction continues to exert such a powerful hold on our imaginations.

And she introduces another dark story.

In Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s tale, Vampire slayer Bram is getting old and tired so starts the search for his successor.

Read by David Horovitch.

Producer: Gemma Jenkins

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in February 2011. Show less