Manuel Jesús Palma is a journalist and writer from El Viso del Alcor, Seville, with a degree in journalism from the University of Seville. He is the author of three novels and six essays, including Escocia misteriosa (Almuzara), Somnium Tenebris (Dilatando Mentes) and the novel Abby (Pábilo Editorial, 2025), and he contributes to outlets such as Jot Down. His work explores legends, mystery and horror.
He died in 1656, yet for 16 years he kept terrorizing his village. This is the story of the first documented vampire, and of the village that has learned to live off his legend.