Vampire Books

[Nona]

I watched the show then came back to read the books, I thought the first book was...meh. I wasn't crazy about how selfish Sookie could be and well, I thought the writing was very teen-minded and somewhat shallow. Keep in mind I am very hard to please when it comes to books like these. I will say that I am going to conitue reading them sense everyone I've talked to says they get better as Mr. Harris goes.

[Jackie]

OK, thank. I'm a bit hard to please too. I find the current crop of vamp novels are mostly the same and I want to read something that's original, that stands out.

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

I think the Sookie Stackhouse books are a bit light for my tastes. I felt like I ate a twinkie for dinner after I read it. Even with the serial killer bit. I like one short story I read, but I really disliked the short story in Wolfsbane and Mistletoe. Overall, I don't dislike the series. They aren't bad, but won't be one of my favorite series.

[Nona]

I call them brain candy.

[Jim]

I'm reading Kitty Raises Hell right now. Another candy book. Yeah, they are like twinkies. Fun, good, but don't stick with me very well.

[new_user]

Oh, Danielle, I don't like the lighter UF either, and I hate that even with a murder going on, the author still manages to make it light... o.O

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

You might give it a read and see how you feel. To be honest, I don't think you'd be impressed though, NU.

[new_user]

I don't think so either, but it comes highly recommended so I'll give it a try, LOL.

[Twoina]

I just read Kitty Takes a Holiday. I really liked it. I liked Kitty better than the woe-is-me-I'm-a-werewolf-and-I-just-want-to-be-normal self-deluding woman in Bitten. Kitty accepts she's a werewolf and goes with it No whining and moaning about the injustice of it all--just stuff happens and things change and you have to make the best of it. Pretty much my attitude about life. :)

[new_user]

LOL. Sounds good, Twoina.

[Jim]

I just read Kitty Raises Hell this past weekend. I agree Twoina. It's a fun read, about the same as the Sookie Stackhouse books.

I didn't care for "Bitten" but liked 2 books in the middle of that, Dime Store Magic & Industrial Magic.

[Alan]

For me I like my Vampires to be inhuman, kind of like the ones in Dracula, or even better Salem's lot. The undead in those books are souless shells, driven by hunger. This was highlighted even more in Salem's lot, and the short story One for the road, which is set a few years after the Lot was over run by the vampires.
In that story we find out the surrounding towns and villages now live in real fear of what dwells in the now empty township.

[Peter]

I read Lost Souls by Theresa Van Spankeren over the weekend. I really did enjoy it and recommend to anyone looking for a solid vampire book.

[Werner]

Here's the link to the Goodreads description for the book by Van Spankern that Peter just recommended: Lost Soul.

[Peter]

Werner wrote: "Here's the link to the Goodreads description for the book by Van Spankern that Peter just recommended: Lost Soul."

Thanks Werner!!

[Werner]

No problem, Peter! I know that group members who access Goodreads on devices like cell phones and tablets often have technological problems in trying to embed links in a comment, so I figure that's where those of us who have PC's can help out.

[Marie]

Some great vampire books I have read are as follows:

Blood Kin by Ronald Kelly

Lonely is the Night by David Brian

Preternaturalby Peter Topside

Until Summer Comes Around by Glenn Rolfe

13 Bullets by David Wellington

Crimson Siege by Jay Raven

Storberry by Dan Padavona

Vampire on the Orient Express by Shane Carrow

[Mark]

Hello Supernatural Readers. I’ve mentioned before that ‘Salem’s Lot is my favorite Stephen King book and one of my favorite reads of all time. I wanted to mention that a new ‘Salem’s Lot movie is in production, and that a new television series called ‘Chapelwaite’ is now available for viewing on the EPIX platform. I’m very excited about Chapelwaite, which is based on the Stephen King short story, ‘Jerusalem’s Lot. It is a ten episode series that expands on the tale of sea captain Charles Boone and his tribulations in Preachers Corners, Maine. I’m four episodes in and can relate that, in my humble opinion, the series is a worthy prequel to one of the best vampire tales of our time. 🦇🦇🦇

[G.G.]

Salem's Lot is also one of my fave all time books.

[Mark]

We have great taste in books. :)

[G.G.]

Mark wrote: "We have great taste in books. :)"

Have you read any of Shirley Jackson's books? She was an early influence. Got me on that weird path.

[Mark]

Shirley Jackson is on my bucket list. Last year I read 50% of the book ‘Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life.’ I’ve been meaning to complete this biography of hers but life and other books keep interfering with my intentions. I understand she made a profound impact on the horror genre and, to be honest, I have yet to read any of her stories. Recommendations?

[Mark]

55 years old and I finally got around to reading Richard Matheaon’s , I Am Legend. Anyone also have the pleasure. I really enjoyed it and think it was brilliant. Particularly the convoluted and unexpected conclusion. Incredible that this book was published in 1954 and has aged so well.

[Alan]

hi Mark, Yes I read it years ago, far better then any of the films, It was also ahead of its time with its take on vamps, portraying them as a virus based illnesses, rather then supernatral

[Mark]

Hello Alan. Yes, the book was pretty amazing and definitely ahead of its time. I was pleasantly surprised it won the Stoker award for best vampire fiction of the twentieth century. My favorite in the genre will always be ‘Salem’s Lot.

[Alan]

Salms lot is a work of art, and i will be the first to admit i'm not even a huge king fan, One for the road was a great follow up to it as well. I have read a good vampire story this year called Dracul, its writen by a relative of stoker, one of the better vamp stories i've read in recent years.

[G.G.]

Mark wrote: "Shirley Jackson is on my bucket list. Last year I read 50% of the book ‘Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life.’ I’ve been meaning to complete this biography of hers but life and other books keep i..."

We Have Always Lived in the Castle or the short story The Lottery.

[Peter]

I just read Wayne Smith's Nightlife. Never heard of it before, but was pleasantly surprised.

[Pamela]

Is this group still active? I have also read Dracula that was discussed.

[Bionic Jean]

Did you enjoy it Pamela?

I too read Dracula - in real time - just this last year, between May and November. The text is all there, but ordered differently. I think the project runs every year ... my review LINK HERE explains.

Our mod Werner read it last year too, but as it was first published.

[Lee]

Jim wrote: "I just finished reading I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. This is an post-apocolyptic novel where possibly a new mutation of the old vampire bacteria has trashed civiliza..."
Hammer films originally had the rights to do what became the Last Man on Earth but the movie was abandoned due to the censors. with Peter Cushing reported to star in it.