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'''John William Polidori''' was an English writer and physician of Italian descent. He is known for his associations with the Romantic movement and credited by some as the creator of the vampire genre of fantasy fiction. He appeared on ''Arthur'' in the episode "[[Fernkenstein's Monster]]", where he was terrified when he heard [[Mary Shelley]] tell her story, ''[[Frankenstein (story)|Frankenstein]]''.
 
'''John William Polidori''' (1795-1821) was an English writer who was with [[Lord Byron]], [[Percy Shelley]], and [[Mary Shelley]] when Mary first told her story, ''[[Frankenstein (story)|Frankenstein]]'', which frightened her friends. Fern recounts the event in the episode ''[[Fernkenstein's Monster]]''.
 
Polidori himself made up a vampire story for the horror story contest. It was published in 1819 as ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vampyre The Vampyre] ''and is regarded as the first modern vampire story. It had an immense influence on Bram Stoker's ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula Dracula]'' and many other vampire stories. The vampire Lord Clarence de Ruthven was modelled on Lord Byron.
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*''Wikipedia'' article on John Polidori: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Polidori
*{{w|John Polidori}} on Wikipedia
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Latest revision as of 15:45, 14 January 2022

"John Polidori" is not an official name.
John Polidori
John Polidori.png
Gender Male
Animal Rabbit

Cartoon debut "Fernkenstein's Monster"

John William Polidori (1795-1821) was an English writer who was with Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, and Mary Shelley when Mary first told her story, Frankenstein, which frightened her friends. Fern recounts the event in the episode Fernkenstein's Monster.

Polidori himself made up a vampire story for the horror story contest. It was published in 1819 as The Vampyre and is regarded as the first modern vampire story. It had an immense influence on Bram Stoker's Dracula and many other vampire stories. The vampire Lord Clarence de Ruthven was modelled on Lord Byron.

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