This very short story is a noir-ish horror set in early Hollywood that, for all the predictability of modern vampire stories, has a few surprising twists that are worth the quick read - and a few moments that linger in the mind slightly longer perhaps than you'd expect . Despite it's length the story has an array of characters, and delves just a little into the mind and history of the titular vampire.

Incidentally, some aspects of this story may possibly have been an inspiration for the John Malkovich / Willem Defoe movie "Shadow of the Vampire" which though hard to find is an absolute gem well worth seeking out.