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Creator/AlexandreDumas' [[Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo classic story of revenge]], [[RecycledWithAGimmick now with vampires!]]

After imprisonment in the Château d'If for a crime he didn't commit, Edmond Dantes conspires to escape with fellow prisoner the Abbe' Faria. Discovering that his friend is an alchemist, he uses the man's knowledge of sorcery to conjure the Angel of Vengeance (and possibly the Devil) to give the strength to wreck "God's wrath" upon his enemies. Transformed into a (un)holy creature of the night, Edmond Dantes uses his powers to bring about a terrible end to his foes.

Re-Written by Creator/MathewBaugh and published by Creator/PermutedPress, ''Literature/TheVampireCountOfMonteCristo'' is a literary mash-up in the vein of ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies'' and alternate historical story ''Literature/AbrahamLincolnVampireHunter''. Veering surprisingly close to the text, the story manages to include many parts of the original novel usually adapted out while introducing supernatural elements that do not disrupt the original novels mood. Some have drawn comparisons to the Japanese anime ''Anime/{{Gankutsuou}}'' despite different themes.

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!!This story contains examples of:
* ActuallyNotAVampire: The Count plays this game with some amusement despite, well, being a vampire.
* AdaptationDistillation: Despite cutting two thirds of the book and adding his own elements, Mathew Baugh manages to preserve most of the plot intact.
* AdaptedOut: Resoundingly averted. Despite being roughly a third the size of the original novel, all of the conspirators (though not Caddereuse) and the character of Haydee are present. The latter is particularly noteworthy as Haydee is often removed for ValuesDissonance reasons.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: The Angel of Vengeance. Is he a servant of God, the Devil, or both? [[spoiler: He's evil.]]
* ArtifactOfDoom: The Bronze Head.
* AssholeVictim: As in the novel, the majority of Edmond's enemies have it coming.
** This is also the kind of prey the Count feasts on as a vampire.
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Valentine.]]
** In this version, Villefort succeeded in killing his newborn son, but [[spoiler:the Angel of Vengeance still creates an adult Andrea Cavalcanti with false memories.]]
* ChekhovsGun: The Morcerf family's blessed silver sword.
* CruelMercy: What Edmond intends to inflict on de Villefort. [[spoiler: Subverted.]]
* DealWithTheDevil: Played with as it might be a [[TouchedByVorlons Deal with an Angel]].
* DeathByAdaptation: Noirtier de Villefort. [[spoiler: He's a ghost in this version.]]
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin
* HideYourLesbians: Subverted. Mathew Baugh keeps all of the reference to Eugenie Danglers sexuality so it is blindingly obvious what her preferences are.
** The kiss at the end, seals it.
* IgnoredEpiphany: The Count briefly has one when he realizes divinely blessed weapons can kill him. He assumes the fact [[InsaneTrollLogic they don't is proof he's on a mission from God]].
* KarmicJackpot: Averted. Edmond Dantes becoming a vampire significantly reduces his gains from the original novel.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Resoundingly averted. Edmond's attempts to enact such end up blowing up in his face quite spectacularly.
* MayDecemberRomance: Haydee and the Count. [[spoiler: Subverted as they have eternity together at the end of the novel.]]
* MoralMyopia: Even more prominent than in the original novel. The Count's callousness to the families of his victims is condemned soundly.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: The Angel expects the Count to go on this versus his more deliberate type.
* ShoutOut: Lord Ruthven, The Comte de Saint Germaine, and several other period appropriate vampires get mentioned.
** At one point, the Count quotes ''Film/CaptainKronosVampireHunter''.
* SinsOfOurFathers: Edmond believes these should be visited on his enemies' children. [[spoiler: The Angel of Vengeance believes so too.]]