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Fiends of the Eastern Front

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Fiends of the Eastern Front
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Fiends of the Eastern Front was a story published in the British comics anthology 2000 AD, created by Gerry Finley-Day and Carlos Ezquerra. The series mixed vampires into the general horror of the Eastern front.

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Plot

A diary found with an unearthed skeleton casts new light on a lost piece of history from World War II. It belongs to a young German soldier who was stationed on the Eastern Front alongside a group of Romanian soldiers who always fought at night. Their true nature is soon revealed and when they change sides all Hell breaks loose.

Characters

German

Russian

  • The Rabbi - An unnamed rabbi who performs the ritual
  • The Golem - Created by the Rabbi to destroy Costanza and his Vampyr
  • Jesf Charnosov - A member of SMERT KROFPEET

The Vampyr (Blood Pack)

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They have appeared in their own series (the original run being released as a single volume by Rebellion Developments in June 2006 and a new series starting to coincide with this) as well as cropping up elsewhere and now feature in a series of novels.

Comics

  • Fiends of the Eastern Front:

Cameo appearances in other series

Novels

Black Flame released a series of novels based on the series, all written by David Bishop:

The first three books were collected in one volume, Fiends of the Eastern Front (672 pages, February 2007, ISBN 1-84416-455-1)

The novel Fiends of the Rising Sun deals with the same premise but with vampire samurai in the Pacific War.

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See also

  • Fiends of the Eastern Front: 1812 prequel story in 2000 AD
  • Fiends of the Western Front upcoming sequel
  • American Gothic, another 2000 AD story which features vampires

Other items that mix horror with the World Wars and/or feature undead Nazis include:

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