Checkmate (1871) is a novel by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu .
Walter Longcluse is a mysterious gentleman,.
Although less well-known than his more popular works of Gothic horror and mystery, including the vampire novella Carmilla (1872) and the novel The House by the Church-Yard (1863), Checkmate remains central to Le Fanu\'s legacy as an innovator whose literary works inspired Bram Stoker and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Checkmate (1871) is a novel by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu