Herbert Varney

Sir Herbert Varney (1858-1889) was vampire who preyed upon London women in the 1880s. He was eventually caught and killed by a specially-assigned group of wizards from the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.

Behind the scenes

 * Herbert Varney may have been loosely based off of Jack the Ripper, who in 1888 brutally murdered at least five women in London, but was never caught.
 * Although Varney is the name of places and companies,, and the surname of certain celebrities , this character probably references Varney the Vampire or the Feast of Blood, a Gothic horror story written by James Malcolm Rymer in the 19th century, and one of the first vampire novels ever written (predating and influencing Bram Stoker's more popular Dracula).
 * Marvel Comics first adapted this caracter with the name of Varnae, a former wizard from Atlantis who became the first lord of the vampires and plagued the likes of Conan the Barbarian and Doctor Strange ; later, Marvel Comics adapted Varney to their own continuity as a sepparate character.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)