The Burial of the Rats
by Bram Stokerliterary work· published 1910
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"The Burial of the Rats" is a horror short story by the Irish writer Bram Stoker, first published in two issues of the London-based Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper on 26 January 1896 and 2 February 1896. It was first published in the U.S. in the 26 January 1896 and 2 February 1896 issues of The Boston Herald. The story was divided into a Chapter I and a Chapter II. The story is about an English traveler in Paris who wanders into a slum inhabited by violent "rat-people" and scavengers, chiffoniers, rag-pickers. It becomes a struggle of survival as the protagonist seeks to escape from the murderous throngs of outcasts and derelicts.
Adaptations (1)
The Burial of the Rats was adapted into a 1994 television film.
Bram Stoker's Burial of the Rats1994 · television film · 78 min · dir. Dan Golden · IMDb ↗IMDb4.1In 19th Century France, a young Bram Stoker is captured by a man-hating, all-female cult of thong bikini wearers. Aided by flesh-eating rats, the warrior women raid the lairs of evil men and punish them. Our hero must decide between his wish to escape the dangerous cult and his love for one of its members.
