The Wurdalak Family

"The Wurdalak Family" of Alexey Tolstoy is an atmospheric and frightening masterpiece of early Gothic prose, recognized as one of the brightest stories about vampires in Russian and world literature. The action develops in the blind Serbian village of the 18th century. The owner of the family, the old man of Gorsh, went to the mountains to hunt for a thief-turk and broke his sons: if he doesn't come back in ten days, but comes later - to kill him with an adoptive wheel, for he becomes a wardal. Soon a terrible thing begins to happen in the house: one after the other, family members become the victims of the unbearable thirst of blood forgiveness, and the marquis itself becomes a hostage, where family bonds become a deadly threat.Alexey Tolstoy with virtuous skill creates a thick, blood-blowing atmosphere of the Balkans, combining folklore traditions, psychological tension and continuous mystical horror. **About what the book is in three words:** The Curse, Vampires, Horror. **Who to read:** Lovers of classic Gothic horror, fans of vampire stories and folklore myths, as well as all lovers of the mystical prose of Alexey Konstantinovich Tolstoy.