Trivia / The Vampyre

• Colbert Bump: Elisa Hansen would do a read through of the story for Vampire Reviews that has proven one of her most popular ones and introduced the story to thousands of new readers.
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  • Volume 4 of E. T. A. Hoffmann's The Serapion Brethren (1821) features a abridged retelling of the story (there credited to Byron). This is then contrasted with "Vampirismus", a semi-original story about a more reluctant, tragic vampire.
  • The Count of Monte Cristo gives the story a Shout-Out where the title character is compared to Lord Ruthven. Author Alexandre Dumas was a fan of the 1820 play, and would later Remake said play himself.
  • In Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore, the Forced into Evil Punch-Clock Villain protagonist's real name is Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd.
  • In the Esther Diamond book Vamparazzi, the eponymous character plays Aubrey's sister in a production of the play based on the book. Ruthven is played by a Sham Supernatural prima donna who is suspected of committing several murders carried out by a real vampire. The actor playing Aubrey also gets several Take That! comments about how his character is Too Dumb to Live.
  • In the Buffy the Vampire Slayer book Bloody Fool in Love: A Spike Prequel, Ruthven is a real vampire who had a book written about him and apparently turned John Polidori into a vampire afterward, either to reward him or punish him for writing The Vampyre (Ruthven's opinion of the book is never confirmed). He now runs a Weird Trade Union for vampires and comes across as far less cruel and hedonistic than the character from Polidori's book.
• Write Who You Know: Polidori began writing the story while employed as Lord Byron's personal physician. Lord Ruthven is regarded as being based off Byron.