Nothing gives me a thrill like falling into a stranger's dream. While humans indulge in drugs or drink, I slip into the world of the impossible, tripping down the rabbit hole like Alice until I land in their unconscious thoughts. Gorging myself on their hidden desires.
Not all vampires crave blood.
-- Sylvia van Droom, Dream Weaver, 2025
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Dream Weaver: a type of vampire who preys off of the dreams, daydreams, and nightmares of their victim; taken too far, the victim's mind is lost forever in the word of Limbo, trapped in an eternal sleep
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Premise: Dracula meets Inception in this short story about a vigilante vampire who works with the local police to take down a criminal who preys off of young women.
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Description:
Not all vampires crave blood.
Dream weavers can both manipulate and feed from dreams, daydreams, and nightmares. Only Sylvia has pledged to feed from criminals who seek to harm humans.
Until they fall asleep forever in the realm of Limbo.
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