Fiends of the Eastern Front was a story published in the British comics anthology 2000 AD, created by Gerry Finley-Day and Carlos Ezquerra. The series mixed vampires into the general horror of the Eastern front.

Plot

A diary found with an unearthed skeleton casts new light on a lost piece of history from World War II. It belongs to a young German soldier who was stationed on the Eastern Front alongside a group of Romanian soldiers who always fought at night. Their true nature is soon revealed and when they change sides all Hell breaks loose.

Characters

German

Russian

The Vampyr (Blood Pack)

Comics

Cameo appearances in other series

Novels

Black Flame released a series of novels based on the series, all written by David Bishop: The first three books were collected in one volume, Fiends of the Eastern Front (672 pages, February 2007, ISBN 1-84416-455-1) The novel Fiends of the Rising Sun deals with the same premise but with vampire samurai in the Pacific War.