+ John Burke +

Adrian Paul as John Burke
Adrian Paul
as John Burke

John Burke

It was handsome, a dark movie-star face, but there was something about the way he moved.... Whatever, you knew that he would always play the villain.

(The Laughing Corpse, page 79, paragraph 5)

Race

Human/Animator

Status

Alive

Title

n/a

Description

He is about six feet, dark-complected, a black moustache, and a thin almost goatee like beard framing a handsome face. There is also a single streak of white in his black hair, just over his forehead.

Commentary

* John Burke is brother to Peter Burke who was killed..

* He is a vaudun priest and is considered the greatest animator and vampire slayer of New Orleans.

* Once working alongside the New Orleans Police, they no longer trust him and suspect him in a series of ritual killings.

* He and Anita tried dating. They only had two before Anita realized that John couldn't handle her not only being a female version of him, but a better version of him.

First
Appearance

LaC

Subsequent Appearances

CotD