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A Night with a Vampire

Drama: Horror & Supernatural

David Tennant reads disturbing Victorian vampire stories

A Night with a Vampire: Series 1: The Horla, by Guy de Maupassant

A Night With a Vampire

The Horla, by Guy de Maupassant

Series 1

BBC Radio 4 Extra - A Night with a Vampire, Series 1, The Horla, by Guy de Maupassant

A Brazilian ship sparks alarming visions for our hero who discovers its demonic cargo

A Brazilian ship sparks alarming visions for our hero. Too late, he discovers the cargo's demonic nature. Read by David Tennant.

After an unusual Brazilian ship enters the harbour - our hero suddenly begins to feel unwell, and starts to have feverish and disturbing visions. 

Only too late does he discover the demonic nature of the South American ship's cargo...

Read by David Tennant.

Written by Guy de Maupassant.

Producer: Clive Brill

A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2010.

A Night with a Vampire: Series 1

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

David Tennant reads five disturbing Victorian vampire stories

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