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Blood Mist
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- GenresHorror
365 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 31, 1987
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Robert James
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April 23, 2020
I did not know there were so many vampires from Beaufort.
May 7, 2020
Well, that sure was something...
Blood Mist is one of those 80's mass market horror paperbacks which struggles for identity and purpose. Is it a Fog-like story of a deadly substance sweeping across the country causing havoc and death to all it covers with its mysterious vapor? Or is it a weird bizarro-monster b-grade tale of vicious clawed beasts seeking the tender meat of humans? Or, is it a vampire tale with elements of the occult hidden underground for millennia only to surface in the most macabre manner?
It's kind of all three; at least it is by the time the author figured out what kind of story he wanted to write.
The book reads as though the author decided to change direction mid plot, keeping the core themes (something scary killing random people yet loosely tied to the main character (a former cop/PI turned real-estate magnate)), but pushing the broader tale in another direction.
Whilst it actually worked out pretty well in the end, the shift is clearly noticeable.
Blood Mist is a fun book and well worth picking up if you see a copy patiently waiting in the darker corners of a secondhand bookstore.
Blood Mist is one of those 80's mass market horror paperbacks which struggles for identity and purpose. Is it a Fog-like story of a deadly substance sweeping across the country causing havoc and death to all it covers with its mysterious vapor? Or is it a weird bizarro-monster b-grade tale of vicious clawed beasts seeking the tender meat of humans? Or, is it a vampire tale with elements of the occult hidden underground for millennia only to surface in the most macabre manner?
It's kind of all three; at least it is by the time the author figured out what kind of story he wanted to write.
The book reads as though the author decided to change direction mid plot, keeping the core themes (something scary killing random people yet loosely tied to the main character (a former cop/PI turned real-estate magnate)), but pushing the broader tale in another direction.
Whilst it actually worked out pretty well in the end, the shift is clearly noticeable.
Blood Mist is a fun book and well worth picking up if you see a copy patiently waiting in the darker corners of a secondhand bookstore.
August 28, 2017
Ugh...DNF.
December 22, 2017
I can't believe I hadn't heard of this book prior to picking it up at a used bookstore. It's a fantastic vampire novel. It felt like a 1980's re-imagining of Dracula. It's a bit dated but overall definitely worth a read for horror fans.
December 8, 2008
Bob, I wish you would write more! :-)
I keep waiting!
I keep waiting!
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December 31, 2016Read this back when it first came out. Loved it then and love it now.
October 25, 2019
Couldn't finish it.
Very much a product of it's time.
Very much a product of it's time.
February 14, 2026
Funny Shit ever read.!
November 23, 2017
This was a weird horror book I picked up at the op shop years ago. It was cracked, but enjoyable. I think I actually ended up donating my copy back? I don't seem to have one any more. Anyway, it was a good but not great example of it's genre, and I'll probably never read it again now.
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