Living with death and Shadows is a modern twist on a classic Gothic horror story.

A young couple take shaelter in an abandoned manor house. Their arrival awakens an ancient vampire who watches them from the shadows, considering what it might want to do with these trespassers. However the longer they stay, the more fond of them the vampire becomes. Finally deciding to come out from their seclusion, reenlist the service of their magically bound lawyer and try to step olut of the shadows and into the role of landlord, benefactor and it hopes, friend.

However, the return of the monster does not go unnoticed in the village and a group of vampire hunters, who thought they had dealt with the threat and killed the monster 20 years ago, discover it survived and has returned and set about killing it again and this time making sure they do it right.

Our hapless young couple find themselves in the middle of a classic gothic horror, only they seem to be on the wrong side. Once they discover their landlord is a vampire they have a choice to make. Do they side with the momster, or join the vampire hunters in defeating this ancient evil?

Living with death and Shadows has a diverse and LGBTQIA cast, a dark sense of humour and a warm heart. Themes of outsiders, unlikely allies, found family and self discovery.

Some scenes of graphic violence, sex is mentioned but not explicitly described. Some bad language.

This is not a romance.

B ut relationships and character arcs are at the heart of the storytelling.