The Vampire's Mirror

by Alyne de Winter

"The mirror possesses me." Analise whispered...

When young nobleman, Stefan stumbles on the ruins of Castle Drag, he ignores the advice of his friends not to enter, and finds an ornate, golden hand mirror lying in the grass along with a golden comb. Dazzled by the beauty of the dragon-ish designs, he takes the mirror and comb as gifts for his secret fiancé, Lady Analise, a woman whose beauty calls forth an ancient evil that will not be denied.

In the grand tradition of Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Vampire's Mirror is filled with mystery and menace, beauty and terror, poetry and drama.
Indeed, the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Poor Analise! Her lover, Stefan, doth love her too much!

This is a novella of 19000 words

Bonus:
First chapter of Roses of the Moon: A novel of Gothic mystery and suspense.

Genres: Horror

81 pages, ebook

First published September 17, 2013

About the author

Scribbler of dark fantasies exploring the ancient folk memories, night religions, psychic transformations, in historical, mostly European settings.

Gothic Faery Tales, Gothic Romance and Occult Thrillers are her preferred genres.

Though she always loved to read Gothic Mysteries and ghost stories, it wasn't until she unwittingly moved into a haunted house in London that Alyne began writing supernatural fiction. Her loves are castles, ruins, cathedrals, forests, Grimm's fairy tales, Shakespeare, folk ballads, ancient cultures, mystery religions, the British ghost story and mystery writers.... All things eerie and spooky.

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Reviews

[Penelope · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story by Author Alyne de Winter was pure magic and will weave its spell on you to keep you reading.

You will find yourself transported to another place and time. The imagery is stunning, dark and foreboding. The atmosphere creepy and sinister. Romance flows from the beauty of her words. A very sinister mirror takes control and pulls and tugs on the characters--whose owner has very evil intentions.

If you enjoyed the stories of Dracula and the Dark Shadows TV shows, you will love this story. I will be anticipating more stories from this author.

[curleduptoes · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an ok book. Thankfully it was short.

[Cornelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The mirror possesses me." Analise whispered...

Indeed, it does possess her. It all begins when a young nobleman, Stefan, enters the grounds of a cursed castle and picks up a mirror and comb. Unknown to him, they belonged to the Lady of Castel Drag, who died long ago. When Stefan gives the mirror to his betrothed, Lady Analise, she falls under the spell of the Lord of Castel Drag, the husband of the woman who owned the mirror and comb. A man, who became an evil creature when he returned from the war to find his wife dead. He now feeds on the blood of others. When Analise peers into the mirror, the Lord of Castel Drag is able to see her and she reminds him of his long dead wife.

This is a gothic style tale one that could have sprung from the Victorian age. A truly, old fashioned Vampire story. Though it has romance elements, it is not a romance, but I think most romance readers will like it. Smoothly written with a Victorian flair. The descriptions are exquisite, even poetic. It’s a short novella that can easily be finished in just a couple of hours.

[Krista · Rating 2 out of 5]

It started off really good, but the ending was super rushed which pretty much ruined the book for me.

[Daneesha · Rating 3 out of 5]

It had the eerie tone and gothic feel, but there was something missing. Hmm.