The Unexpected #199 is an issue of the series The Unexpected (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 1980.
Synopsis for "Dracula's Daughter"
The daughter of a suspected Vampire is shunned from village to village. Everyone fears that Eva might turn into a vampire like her father. She runs into a sympathetic young man named Milovan who invites her to come stay in his village. Everyone there is welcoming until Josef the cobbler is found dead with fang marks on his neck. Eva is immediately suspected and the villagers come after her. She is rescued from a mob by Milovan who brings her back to his mansion. Eva meets Milovan's grandmother who agrees that the vampire charge is ridiculous. Eva spends the night in the mansion but she is awakened by a horrifying scream. She walks in on Milovan who confesses that he has just killed his grandmother for fear that she will give away the family fortune leaving him penniless. He explains that he has used a device that leaves fanglike marks on the neck to implicate Eva. He also admits to killing the cobbler in the same manner. At this point Eva transforms into a gruesome vamipre and eliminates Milovan. She runs off to live her life as a vampire, sleeping by day and hunting for blood at night.
Appearing in "Dracula's Daughter"
Featured Characters:
- Cynthia (Narrator)
- Eva Wroclaw
Supporting Characters:
- Milovan's aunt (Dies)
Antagonists:
- Milovan (Dies)
Other Characters:
- Wroclaw (Appears only as a corpse)
- Josef (Appears only as a corpse)
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Synopsis for "Project Eternity"
Timothy Alpert is the founder of Project Eternity. He has developed a machine that will allow him to explore the afterlife and return back to the world of the living. Alperts girlfriend Maxine Steinham is worried about the experiment but she respects his determination to succeed. Alpert travels to the afterlife but he runs into the spirit of his ex-wife Gloria who holds on to him and refuses to let him return to the living. Alpert mentally reaches out to Steinham and begs for her help. Steinham connects herself the the Eternity machine and travels to the land of the dead where she grapples with Gloria. They encounter a being known as the Keeper who instructs Alpert and Steinham to return back to the living. Before they begin their journey, Gloria traps Steinhams spirit and returns back to the living in her place. She takes over Steinhams body and leaves Steinham trapped in the afterlife. Alpert and his girlfriend resume their daily lives but Maxine suddenly confesses that she is actually Gloria and that she is pregnant. Alpert is at a loss as to what to do especially since his Eternity Project has been discontinued. Alpert then has a premonition from Maxine in the afterlife telling him that everything will be OK and they will soon be reunited. The baby arrives and it has Maxine's spirit inside. They are reunited once more as father and daughter.
Appearing in "Project Eternity"
Featured Characters:
- Abel (Narrator)
- Timothy Alpert (Dies) (Resurrected)
- Maxine Steinham (Dies)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Gloria
Other Characters:
- Keeper of the Dead
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Items:
- Death Tank
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