What Manner of Man
A downloadable novel
What would tempt you to sin?
A sweet and naïve priest at war with his desires, tormented by nightly dreams of a wicked demon.
A vampire lord forced to do the unthinkable, battling needs he can scarcely control.
Father Ardelian has been summoned to a distant, secluded island to perform an exorcism. What will happen when he begins to suspect his host — the mysterious, nocturnal lord of the manor — of wanting him for another reason entirely? Will the piously celibate priest be able to resist his monstrous host’s diabolically seductive charms?
What Manner of Man is a blasphemous queer horror romance about a priest and a vampire, inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula. A tale of forbidden love with themes of devil worship, demonic possession, and human sacrifice — this is the long-awaited completed version of the widely beloved story which rose to fame and fortune in the form of a newsletter!
Coming out October 31!
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I love this, having followed it from the very start to its current form. It's the kind of story I keep thinking about, that's enjoyable both on a surface level and rewards deeper thinking when a subtle element like the meaning of a character name suddenly becomes clear.
The connection between What Manner of Man and Dracula is subtle yet clear for those who think to look, the parallels are truly parallels in that they don't intersect, this is its own narrative. What Manner of Man essentially asks, what if the dynamic of Dracula's first act was the entire story, what if the hints of homoeroticism were expanded on?
But again, What Manner of Man is a story that has its own things to say, it is not Dracula. And it says what it wants to loudly and clearly without fear, not neutering itself for some attempt at mainstream appeal like so many other works.
Also it's fun to make fun of Father Ardelian as he is in the first act and I have made many memes to that effect. But he undergoes quite the arc, and watching that transformation is a key part of the story's appeal.
Lastly, if you've read the newsletter version, I promise you there's more to this edition that you'll want to see. The new and refined scenes have some powerful lines that add greatly to the story.