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VampireAuthor: Edogawa Ranpo
| Original Title | 吸血鬼 |
|---|---|
| Author | 江戸川 乱歩 |
| Genre | Fantasy & Sci-Fi |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a secluded hot spring inn, two men engage in a chilling duel of poisoned wine glasses, their fates hinging on a lover’s choice—Yanagihara Shizuko, a woman whose beauty ignites obsession. As their macabre contest unfolds, a shadowy figure emerges: a disfigured stranger with prosthetic limbs and no lips, whose arrival heralds unspeakable horrors. When Shizuko’s young son vanishes amid eerie street performers and a bloodied dog’s return, a ransom call forces her into a desperate pact with unseen tormentors. The line between human malice and supernatural dread blurs as forgotten sins resurface, binding Shizuko and her ardent suitor, Mitani, to a labyrinth of vengeance. From poisoned chalices to whispered threats in moonlit parks, their world spirals into a gothic nightmare where love and survival demand unthinkable sacrifices. Whispers of vampiric legends linger—not of fangs, but of souls drained by greed and obsession—as darkness closes in, promising revelations more terrifying than death itself. |
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