Can you tell us a little about the main vampire, Dragos?
Bob Heske: He’s more like a Marvel anti-hero — with super human powers and human weaknesses. You’re afraid of him and feel for him at the same time. Dragos became a vampire in the 1700s when he tried to warn a family member accused of being a revenant that the Priest and townspeople are coming to burn her to the stake. He leaves with his not-so-trusty sidekick Pyro under the cloak of night to warn the poor girl who has just lost her father to a mysterious plague. Bad luck! The superstitious priest and townsfolk were right — the girl really is a revenant and the dead step dad (whom we learn later are related to Dragos) has come back from the grave. And he’s ready to welcome Dragos to the coven! The Big Bad Wolf: Are the vampires in this tale bloodthirsty and savage like in 30 Days of Night and Impaler, or are they the more romanticized types? Bob Heske: Nope, no romanticized, human-loving vampires a la “Twilight” in this vampire story. These vamps are a new breed of vampire (Theodore
