The Return of the Undead by Arthur Leeds

About this episode

This episode features a reading of 'The Return of the Undead', a short story by Arthur Leeds about a hospital vampire and a ward full of children.

"The Return of the Undead" is a short story by Arthur Leeds, first published in the November 1925 edition of Weird Tales. "A hospital vampire–morphine–and a ward full of children." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• vampires
• horror
• short story
• children
• morphine
• hospital

Keywords

• vampire
• horror story
• Arthur Leeds
• Weird Tales
• 1925
• children
• morphine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Weird Tales

Books & works: The Return of the Undead

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