Deep in the jungles of Malaysia, the Captain of the river boat Ellen G was chartered by a man named Van Horn, who was traveling upriver to his plantation to collect a cargo. The native crew were fearful of Van Horn’s plantation, but the Captain and his first mate Steve ignored their warnings. That night, Van Horn revealed himself to be a vampire. He slew the wheel man, and revealed his “cargo”… a horde of zombies he intended to use to search for new prey. The Captain, his daughter Ellen, and Steve jumped into the river to avoid the monsters, but Van Horn captured Ellen, to make her his bride. Steve fought Van Horn on a wooden raft, shoving a broken pole into Van Horn’s heart and slaying him. Returning to the boat, the zombies continued to pursue them on rafts. Steve and the Captain released oil on the river, and burned the zombies. Notes: Van Horn showed several abilities common to vampires. He drank blood, and he could transform into a giant bat (though the bat possessed a human face.) When in human form, he had a pair of giant bat wings. He didn’t show any weakness to sunlight. His most powerful ability was to create and control zombies. The decayed corpses were “dull witted, spiritless slaves.”
Description Deep in the jungles of Malaysia, the Captain of the river boat Ellen G was chartered by a man named Van Horn, who was traveling upriver to his plantation to collect a cargo. The native crew were fearful of Van Horn’s plantation, but the Captain and his first mate Steve ignored their warnings. That night, Van Horn revealed himself to be a vampire. He slew the wheel man, and revealed his “cargo”… a horde of zombies he intended to use to search for new prey. The Captain, his daughter Ellen, and Steve jumped into the river to avoid the monsters, but Van Horn captured Ellen, to make her his bride. Steve fought Van Horn on a wooden raft, shoving a broken pole into Van Horn’s heart and slaying him. Returning to the boat, the zombies continued to pursue them on rafts. Steve and the Captain released oil on the river, and burned the zombies. Notes: Van Horn showed several abilities common to vampires. He drank blood, and he could transform into a giant bat (though the bat possessed a human face.) When in human form, he had a pair of giant bat wings. He didn’t show any weakness to sunlight. His most powerful ability was to create and control zombies. The decayed corpses were “dull witted, spiritless slaves.”
