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Revision as of 16:42, 30 July 2015
Sir Herbert Varney (c. 1858–1889) was a vampire who preyed upon London women in the 1880s. He was eventually caught and killed by a specially-assigned group of wizards from the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. He appears on a Famous Wizard Card.[1]
Behind the scenes
- Herbert Varney may have been loosely based on Jack the Ripper, who in 1888 brutally murdered at least five women in London, but was never caught.[2]
- Although Varney is the name of places and companies,[3] and the surname of certain celebrities,[4] this character probably references Varney the Vampire or the Feast of Blood, a Gothic horror story written by James Malcolm Rymer in the 19th century, and one of the first vampire novels ever written (predating and influencing Bram Stoker's more popular Dracula).[5]
- Marvel Comics first adapted this character with the name of Varnae, a former wizard from Atlantis who became the first lord of the vampires and plagued the likes of Conan the Barbarian[6] and Doctor Strange[7] later, Marvel Comics adapted Varney to their own continuity as a separate character.[8]
External links
Appearances
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- ↑ Jack the Ripper at Wikipedia
- ↑ Varney at Wikipedia
- ↑ Varney (surname) at Wikipedia
- ↑ Varney the Vampire at Wikipedia
- ↑ Conan the Barbarian v1 no. 245 (1991)
- ↑ Dr. Strange v3 no. 18
- ↑ Dr. Strange v3 no. 15