"The film will also explore how Polidori is confronted with his own inner demons and forbidden desires by telling the story of how he becomes obsessed with his real-life contemporary, Lord George Byron, who becomes an allegory for the character he has created – Lord Ruthven."

Malcolm McDowell, Derek Jacobi to Star in Film of Pioneering Gothic Novel 'Vampyre'

https://deadline.com/2023/06/the-vampyre-blood-ink-malcolm-mcdowell-derek-jacobi-john-william-polidoris-novel-1235418812/ Deadline
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