kˈɪm nˈuːmənz nɑːvˈɛlə vˈæmpaɪɚ ɹoʊmˈæns tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv hɐz ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv vˈæmpaɪɚɹ ˈɛldɚz ɡˈæðɚɹɪŋ ˈæftɚ ðə dˈaʊnfɔːl ʌv kˈaʊnt dɹˈækjʊlə tə dᵻsˈaɪd wˌɪtʃ wˈʌn ʌv ðˌɛm wɪl bɪkˌʌm ðə nˈɛkst "kˈɪŋ ʌvðə kˈæts"; ðə stˈoːɹi ɛksplˈɪsɪtli ɹᵻfˈɜːz tə ðə tˈɑːm tˈɪldɹəm fˈoʊk tˈeɪl.
Kim Newman's novella Vampire Romance (2012) has a group of vampire elders gathering after the downfall of Count Dracula to decide which one of them will become the next "King of the Cats"; the story explicitly refers to the Tom Tildrum folk tale.