Crypt of the Vampire

Numeric version of Golden Dragon 1, the first gamebook of Dave Morris

Lord Tenebron has risen once again from the grave!

My first ever gamebook was Crypt of the Vampire, and also Leo Hartas's first illustration job.

For the new edition, I’ve revised the text slightly to excise the trad fantasy elements (a hobgoblin, an elf) that seemed most intrusive. Now the atmosphere is very slightly more Gothic, the setting less definitely medieval.

It's not just window dressing. Megara also commissioned Way of the Tiger scribe David Walters to write a bunch of new sections for the book, expanding the adventure by about 30%.

David has done a fang-tastic job of matching the style and mood of the original book, while also making it more cohesive by building up the sense of the vampire as a threat throughout. So it's no longer just a dungeon bash. Now it really feels like you might find Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing around the next corner. (Possibly with Jack MacGowran and Alfie Bass not all that far away.)

Enjoy this new edition from Megara!

Dave Morris