The Bloody Red Baron
Anno Dracula: The Bloody Red Baron, or simply The Bloody Red Baron, is a 1995 alternate history/horror novel by British author Kim Newman. It is the second book in the Anno Dracula series and takes place during the Great War, 30 years after the first novel. Plot The book takes place during World War I and explores the Diogenes Club's efforts to investigate Germany's attempt to make powerful, undead fliers. Heading up the German operations are the likes of Rotwang, Doctor Caligari and Doctor Mabuse. One of their more successful efforts is an undead flier known as the Red Baron. The story also features Edgar Allan Poe as a vampire writer assigned to ghostwrite the Red Baron's autobiography. Setting The book is set in an alternate history universe in which Professor Van Helsing failed in his efforts to kill Count Dracula. This resulted in a vampire proliferation across the world. The book combines a large number of historical and fictional characters, as did its predecessor, Anno Dracula, and pays tribute to a great many World War I movies and novels. Characters The novel features numerous characters from other media, including TV and movies, as well as published novels and short stories. Some are directly named, while others are described. The following list is far from complete. Central Powers Fictional references Count Dracula - Dracula by Bram Stoker Brides of Dracula - Dracula by Bram Stoker Paul Bäumer — All Quiet on the Western Front, anti-war novel by Erich Maria Remarque Doctor Caligari — The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) film Baron von Emmelman — Comic book character The Heap Hammer - Comic book character Enemy Ace Hardt - The Spy in Black (1939) film General Karnstein — Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu Doctor Mabuse - Norbert Jacques' literary works Baron Meinster — The Brides of Dracula (1960) film Doctor Orlof - The Awful Dr. Orloff (1962) film Count Orlok - Nosferatu (1922) film Hjalmar Poelzig — From the 1934 film The Black Cat Robur — Robur the Conqueror by Jules Verne Rotwang - Metropolis (1927) film Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff — From the film The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Bruno Stachel - The Blue Max (1966) film Erich von Stalhein — Biggles series by W. E. Johns Professor Jakob Ten Brincken — Alraune (1911) novel Armand Tesla - The Return of the Vampire (1943) film Lemora - Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1971) film Faustine - Algernon Charles Swinburne published a poem of the same name Gregory von Bayern -- The Dragon Waiting by John M. Ford Chateau du Malinbois - Stories of vampire-haunted Averoigne by Clark Ashton Smith Renamed Schloß Adler (The Castle of the Eagles) - Where Eagles Dare (1968) film Doktor Krueger - recurring villain of G8 and His Battle Aces, first appearing in The Bat Staffel (1933) Historic figures Oswald Boelcke Hanns Heinz Ewers Franz Ferdinand Franz Joseph I of Austria Anthony Fokker Erich von Falkenhayn Hermann Göring Fritz Haarmann Mata Hari Paul von