The Wurdulac, also spelled wurdalak or verdilak, is a type of Russian vampire that must consume the blood of its loved ones and convert its whole family. The Supernatural Story Analysis. Document PDF. Fellow Russian Alexis Tolstoi produced a classic vampire story in “The Family of a Vourdalak,” which. The Family of the Vourdalak - Download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online. The Family of the Vourdalak by A.

Hp Dl380 G4 Nic Drivers on this page. Forgot to mention — I did check out ‘Viy’, from PG. Though being a typical American I was bummed at no happy ending I think the translation I read was a tiny bit sanitized (the scene where the old lady confronts the protagonist in the barn), which made it read a little incoherently. But I’ve found a Gogol collection in a used book store that has a different translation. They say Gogol’s Ukranian stories aren’t as good as his later stories, but given I like folklore, they look interesting to me.

Looking forward to checking it out.

The Family of Vourdalak by Aleksei Tolstoy ( published 1884) Tuesday’s Tale of Terror May 19, 2015 Let’s go to the castle of the Dowager Princess of Schwarzenberg in Hitzing, in the dark and silent woods of Vienna. Usb Adapter Airpcap Nx Driver. We’ve dined on a rich meal with tasty wine; the kindly Princess has seated us around a hot fire; we are all in the mood for thrilling story telling. The Marquis de Urfe, a womanizing French diplomat speaks: “As for me, gentlemen, I have had but a single adventure so strange, so horrible, and yes, true, that it will strike terror in even the most incredulous among you.” He takes a pinch of sniff and begins to recount his adventure. “I should explain to you, mesdames, that vourdalaks, as the Slavic people call vampires, are believed in those countries to be dead bodies that come out of their graves to suck the blood of the living. Their habits are similar to those of all vampires, from any country, but they have one characteristic that makes them even more dreadful. The vourdalaks, mesdames, prefer to suck the blood of their closest relatives and dearest friends who, once dead, become vampires in turn.

The commissioners tell of exhuming bodies engorged with blood, which they stake in the heart and then burn in the village squares. The magistrates who were present at these executions attest — with oaths and signed statements — that they heard the dead howl at the moment that the stake was plunged into their heart.” The Marquis recounts his travel to a Serbian village where he finds lodging at the home of a man named Dorde and his wife and children. The Marquis learns that Dorde is awaiting the return of his father Gorcha who has gone off hunting.