What would happen if a slave ship from Europe transported the first vampire from Africa to the Americas during the eighteenth century? The Horror of Herring Hill, a prequel to Frederick Louis Richardson's debut novel, Black Rush, offers a glimpse into how forced immigration of African slaves changed the tenuous relationship between colonists ruled by the British Crown and the natives already inhabiting the imaginary island of Mal de Mer in the beautiful Caribbean. From the moment a band of misfits decide to leave the British Isles for better fortune, their fate is sealed by the decision of the ship's captain to bring along a winsome girl named Siata with hidden canine teeth and the ability to extend her neck several times over.