The Night Librarian by Neil Benson
My short story, The Night Librarian, was included in Satin Beauty Anthology, published by
Static Movement. The Night Librarian is a story about a librarian who
helps the students at a local college during the day, and helps herself
to the local students at night. The librarian is a succubus who uses The
virility of the male students to a replenish her energy on a daily
basis. She is a "good succubus" because the students are alive, but
tired the following morning. Ancient myths portray Lilith as the mother
of all succubi. She's also been accused of being the mother of all
vampires.Clearly, the woman has a bad reputation. My short story, The Night Librarian, was included in Satin Beauty Anthology, published by Static Movement. The Night Librarian is a story about a librarian who helps the students at a local college during the day, and helps herself to the local students at night. The librarian is a succubus who uses the virility of the male students to a replenish her energy on a daily basis. She is a "good succubus" because the students are alive, but tired the following morning. Ancient myths portray Lilith as the mother of all succubi. She's also been accused of being the mother of all vampires.Clearly, the woman has a bad reputation.
In today's horror/paranormal genre, authors have rehabilitated many evil creatures. Anne Rice made vampires "almost human" and Stephanie Meyers made them banal. Richelle Mead presented readers with a Georgina Kincaid, the succubus who might live next door in a series of novels. I have read two of them and found them interesting, not heavyweight material, but a pleasant way to pass the time. On Lost Girl, lovely Anna Silk stars as "Bo" a succubus private detective/problem solver. She's a kick ass creature with compassion for those in trouble. Her sometime lover is a werewolf, which makes for a very odd couple. Humanizing a succubus is one thing, forgetting she's a demon is another.
