I'm late to the comments but amazing book about vampires/Dracula but different from typical vampire books is book by Elizabeth Kostova's "The Historian". Worth trying. I've read it years ago and still remember it. And obviously, but probably like you mentioned, too romanticised for your liking, Anne Rice's "The Interview with the Vampire". Awesome book! Very funny vampires book by Christopher Moore's "Bloodsucking Fiends. A love story". This one is very comical, so probably not the genre you're into, but maybe someone will try it. Nice content and Happy New Year 2024!
I started clapping wildly when you brought up I Am Legend. Absolutley brilliant book and certianly not typical "vampires". Trying to get my father (who hates vampires) to read this book. It certainly helped comparing them to zombies other than vampires lol.
So lovely to have found your channel! I'm an avid reader and I always enjoy hearing what other avid readers are into. I was never into vampire books until a friend recommended Anne Rice's books. We were are the bookstore together and I was trying to find something to take home. He suggested I try "The Vampire Lestat". He told me I'd love it but I was hesitant. So he said "try it and if you don't like it, we'll come back here and I'll treat you to another book". Well, I returned to the bookstore halfway through the book to pick up the other three: "The Queen of The Damned", "The Tale of the Body Thief" and "Memnoch the Devil". I could not get enough of this woman's writing style. I finished all three of the books in a very short period of time. Anne Rice was an extraordinarily talented writer. I'd recommend all four of these if you haven't read them. If you do pick them up, I'd really like to hear your opinion on them.
There is a great series by David Wellington that starts with a book called 13 bullets. It's pretty grim and violent. These vampires are really scary. I suggest it for anyone who likes an action packed horror novel.
I'm reading Blindsight right now and it's been such a revelation! I knew the conceit going in but I didn't expect it to be so nuanced and thought provoking in the way it is. A real intellectual and philosophical challenge in the best way. (And for the habitual science fiction reader, really stretches you if you think you're used to future human weirdnesses.)
One of my favourites is 'The Vampire Tapestry' by Suzy McKee Charnas which presents the vampire as a biological entity rather than a supernatural one. I found the ending quite haunting. 'The Night Inside' by Nancy Baker is quite good too, as you get to see the transformation from human into vampire, with not only the physical changes but the psychological ones too.
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires keeps moving its way up my TBR pile. Have you read The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice? I've only read the first three so far. Interview with the Vampire was okay, but the second book is my favourite (The Vampire Lestat).
Bored housewives........VERY scary!!🥺 The movie I Am Legend with Will Smith was a remake of The Omega Man with Charlton Heston which was a remake of The Last Man On Earth with Vincent Price!!
Like yourself I am also not a fan of vampires however Let the Right One in I thought was great if you haven’t read this one already. It’s quite dark which I love!
One of the more interesting recent bits of vampire fiction ive come across is “Project Vampire Killer” its more about the magic of art, specifically film making but it does some really cool stuff and deals with some cool metaphysical philosophy. Also one of the also the book “night blood” recently got re published and is basically salems lot if told by cannon films…”have you ever read salems lot and thought ‘this could use more uzis’” its a blast! And lastly necroscope is a really bizarre and really cool scifi vampire tale that is deeply entrenched in cold war madness. Great video and definitely gonna read fledgling now:)
I love Dracula. I'm due for a re-read. I read it 30 years ago in college when I should have been studying Hegel. You're absolutely right, some of the scenes are incredibly eerie. Hollywood has never done it justice. If memory serves me correctly, I saw a BBC production about 15 years ago starring Louis Jourdan that came out in the late 70s and remember thinking that was about as close an adaptation as I've ever seen. Need to watch that again, too.
Great list! I love both Dracula and I am legend. and would love to start reading some Grady Hendrix. My favorite vampire novel, and one of my favorite horror novels, is Let The Right One In by John Lindqvist. Bleak, disturbing and absolutely horrifying.Perhaps this is not so much for you as it lacks that scientific base, but it is still a highly original take, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
How funny! Case of great minds! I just put my list together for vampiric reads that I was gonna post at the end of the week. We do have some choices in common, now I am wondering if I should change up my list or pick another type of list all together.
I haven't read any of them, but want to read all of them!! (Except Dracula, I read that, and enjoyed it!) Dracul was a really good sequel, considering it was just published within the last 5 years or so. It's based off of Bram Stoker's notes, and the author JD Barker is a good writer. Like you, I've never been much into Vampire fiction, but willing to make exceptions. The books mentioned here have already been on my TBR and most already on Kindle... just need to read them!
Curious as to whether you've ever read "Carmilla" by Sheridan Le Fanu, written twenty five years prior to Stoker's novel. The primary vampire is a female named Carmilla. It's interesting because both the female vampire and her female victims are not portrayed as completely "predator/prey." They do experience attraction to one another. Plus the novella does tend to relegate the males to an almost helpless status. I would go into more detail but I wouldn't want to ruin your possible reading by loading on spoilers. It is of interest if only as a 19th Century "bookend" to "Dracula."
As someone who shares your love both of Octavia Butler and of Blindsight (though Watts' other works are more of a mixed bag), this video definitely gave me some useful pointers! Since you asked for suggestions, one vampire novel that I think you might enjoy is "Fevre Dreams" by George RR Martin. It's very much a vampire novel written by someone looking through a scifi lens (though the book itself isn't scifi exactly, this was way before GRRMs major move towards fantasy) and contains some interesting themes about minds and personhood; it's not as deliberate (or cynical) as Blindsight, being more capital-R Romantic about the subject, but it is still an engaging exploration of what it means to be a person through a lens of vampires as written by a sci-fi author.
To me no one does Vampires as well as Anne Rice. I have all her vampire books and my husband is reading them and loves them. Also love The Passage books. I also like Laurell Hamilton. I know a lot of people don't like that in the later books there is so much sex but really that is how vampires are. I am not a fan of some vampire books but these are some of my favorites and I am going to try a couple in this video.
Blindsight was so awesome, might have to read it again because it definitely stretched my brain. I found it on a list of hard science fiction. Such a happy surprise. Also, please read The Historian, it may be my favorite.
My best friend LJ Dougherty's new book Blood Opus deals with a giant vampire bat in a German castle in the 60s. It's the third part of a trilogy and a really cool mix of 60s spy thriller and horror. Also, not to brag, but it's dedicated to me!
I love the southern book club. I would describe it as Fright Night meets Steel Magnolias. It’s my favourite so far, too. I haven’t read We Sold Our Souls yet. For a different vampire book I would recommend Suffer the Children by Craig DiLouie.
Hi Rachel! Yay for I Am Legend and Blindsight. I loved those books too and the vampire bits are well done. Still need to read Dracula and Fledgling, but probably haven't as I'm not a big vampire fan either. I know you've read GRRM so have you read his Fevre Dream? Very good and very atmospheric and the steamboat bits were really cool. I see one or two people have already mentioned Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia about vampires in Mexico City. Also, the Joe Pitt books by Charlie Huston, an urban fantasy series set in NYC.
I Am Legend! Thumbs up for that. But also Blindsight (and Echopraxia) are awesome. I have a Brian Stableford book, Empire of Fear, on my TBR..set in an alternate Europe where the rich and powerful are all vampires, including some real characters from our world. Sounds great!
I am currently listening to Blood Road by Edo Van Belkom.( A Canadian author ....yeah for Canadian representation!!!). It is a vampire tale, but one that is very much a thriller first. The synopsis has us following a truck driver who abducts girls he finds hitching rides, who also happens to be a vampire. I am not finished it yet , but so far I am really appreciating the way the author is able to make me believe that it just might be possible for "real" vampires to exist by blending into our modern world......
Except they Do Not exist. That said and what does exist are Archons/Demons/ Reptilians All the same who really do feed on Humans Loosh. @ The Naked Bible by Author Mauro Biglino Ancient Language Specialist & Translated. His Naked Bible on how the Elohim ie Anunnaki catch,clean,cook,and sacrifice Humans. @ Rumble Fall of the Cabal Parts #1-27 @ Janet Ossebaard channel
I loved Blindsight, I Am Legend and The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. I also enjoyed Fledgling. I still need to read Dracula. I added Vamperonica to my comixology library. 🧛🧛♀️🧛♂️
Love all of these books you mentioned! My fav vampire novel is a bit recent, and I think will be a future classic: The Lesser Dead by Christopher Buehlman. I’ve read it twice in the past year. And if you’re into audiobooks I’d recommend, the author does a great job of reading it.
My favorite Vampire series is the The Passage Trilogy by Justin Cronin. Not Vampires in the sense of Twilight though. And it’s post apocalypse themed, too.
I need to re-read Salem’s Lot. I struggled with it and it took me 4 months to read because of its pace and one dimensional characters. That was 9 years ago. IT by SK took me a little over a week and it was twice as long.
True. It's not easy to pick the "real" ones out. A look at the book cover might help. The good novels always have a gothic looking cover, while the cheesy romances always show a well-dressed woman and man, woman and woman, man and man, woman and werewolf, oh wait...
Not sure if you ever tried 'Carrion Comfort' by Dan Simmons. It isn't about blood sucking vampires. Bit of a chunky book but I have read it multiple times. It's a bit sci-fi and a bit historical. Comics wise I been reading Draculina; the sister of Vampirella. When I read it was based in San Francisco I decided to try it after skipping the cheesecake vamp books for so long and been finding it fun.
If I can recommend one author, it would have to be Jasper Kent and his 5 Danilov books. This is a magnificent series of five novels spanning Russian history from the French invasion of 1812 to the revolutions of 1917. The books recount the adventures of Aleksei Ivanovich Danilov and his descendants and their battle with a monstrous Vampire. Kent went to Russia to be able to better write his books, and it paid off. If you love vampire books, you do not want to miss these. I always expected that someday some movie producer would discover this series and turn it into an incredible tv series. So far, this has not happened, sadly.
It’s funny that you mention your love of zombie fiction. As you know, zombies would never have been what they are today were it not for George Romero. Well, he got the idea for Night of the Living Dead from reading I Am Legend!
Blindsight, not read this but what a great idea! Wish I’d thought of that… genetically bringing back vampires. Dracula and I am legend are awesome and Salem’s Lot I really did enjoy. Carmella the first vampire? Nice book to check out, old gothic 😂
@@TheShadesofOrangeTo both of you: The correct title is "Carmilla". No offence. And it's by the Irish writer Sheridan le Fanu. I'm not sure if it's the first vampire novel, but it's supposed to be the first lesbian vampire novel.
Carmilla was a fun audio-novel to listen to. Only about 3hrs long, so basically an audio-movie. And so very vague, being pre-Dracula. So the tropes were barely established.
I think Dracula reads rather modern if you consider when it actually came out. I love that it mainly is a mix of a mystery and adventure with horror mixed in. It reminds me much more of Jules Verne and Arthur Conan Doyle than any other vampire books I've ever read
I love Dracula and Southern Bookclub. I am Legend is waiting on my shelf for me (I like the movie and agree that they are more like zombies). I am planning in buying Fledgling soon. I also want to try Let the Right One in. I am surprised that you didn't mention another vanpire book (i can't remember the name just that it was nore scientific and had a bat in the cover and a drop of blood lol). I actually like Twilight 😂 i also love The Historian, although its quite dense at times.
The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland is a really good vampire story. It recently released within the past few months and I found it highly enjoyable.
I still wait for Netflix's Midnight Mass novelization .. it has to happen...someday :| I've read Dracula, first chapters are awesome with the atmosphere and only for those it worth a try, the rest is a mix of small creepy thinggies and cheesy narration and a somewhat attempt of detective work. It's one of the rare occasions when I say the movie (the 90's version) is more good than the book overall. I was surprised of The Wanting by Campbell Black (found the book by accident in a cabin in the mountains - he he ).. it never says vampires .. but ... and that is the thing I loved most about it. I still have to try I am legend.
I liked Enter, Night by Canadian Michael Rowe. About a woman, her daughter and brother in law who return to their small Northern Ontario home town in 72 just as a vampire also settles into town. There's LGBT rep. I can see it being compared to Salems Lot but it quicker paced and without King's idiosyncrasies.
I personally really didn't like the sourthern book club's guide to slaying vampires, because I prefer not as horror type books. I also found it very hard to relate to the characters. I personally loved empire of the vampire but its more fantasy based and not scientific.
@@Zivilin The book ends before Neville dies, though that's still going to happen. The big difference is how he is regarded as a legend. It's not a happy or a bad ending per se, but it's not what you'd expect.
Did you see the old b/w movie with Vincent Price or the newer one with Will Smith. The old one is a classic, the newer one... well, c..p. At least to me.
I mix pirates that aren't nice with vampires that don't sparkle in my Waves of Darkness series. These books are more historical dark fantasy than horror.
I wonder if you have ever read the OG Carmilla. I wouldn't say it's scary, but it has this hopeless sense of dread. It contains the trope of the gay coded character as a predator, tho. I love Dracula!
Dracula is a satire of Victorian gender norms, which is why masculinity and femininity seem so exaggerated. One of my favorite books! But don't sleep on the Necroscope series! Some of the scariest vampires I've ever read.
Carmilla is the best vamp book ever written. Woman's liberation has nothing to do with vampires. me. All your sugestions are all about women. Gothic vampires rule.
I'm late to the comments but amazing book about vampires/Dracula but different from typical vampire books is book by Elizabeth Kostova's "The Historian". Worth trying. I've read it years ago and still remember it. And obviously, but probably like you mentioned, too romanticised for your liking, Anne Rice's "The Interview with the Vampire". Awesome book! Very funny vampires book by Christopher Moore's "Bloodsucking Fiends. A love story". This one is very comical, so probably not the genre you're into, but maybe someone will try it. Nice content and Happy New Year 2024!
Oh yes I recently read the Historian and really enjoyed it
I started clapping wildly when you brought up I Am Legend. Absolutley brilliant book and certianly not typical "vampires". Trying to get my father (who hates vampires) to read this book. It certainly helped comparing them to zombies other than vampires lol.
I hope you convince your father to try it... so brilliant
So lovely to have found your channel! I'm an avid reader and I always enjoy hearing what other avid readers are into. I was never into vampire books until a friend recommended Anne Rice's books. We were are the bookstore together and I was trying to find something to take home. He suggested I try "The Vampire Lestat". He told me I'd love it but I was hesitant. So he said "try it and if you don't like it, we'll come back here and I'll treat you to another book". Well, I returned to the bookstore halfway through the book to pick up the other three: "The Queen of The Damned", "The Tale of the Body Thief" and "Memnoch the Devil". I could not get enough of this woman's writing style. I finished all three of the books in a very short period of time. Anne Rice was an extraordinarily talented writer. I'd recommend all four of these if you haven't read them. If you do pick them up, I'd really like to hear your opinion on them.
Why thank you! And I'll be posting my fall tbr soon which will include some Anne Rice
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires was a favourite of mine from last year. So good! 🧛♂️
There is a great series by David Wellington that starts with a book called 13 bullets. It's pretty grim and violent. These vampires are really scary. I suggest it for anyone who likes an action packed horror novel.
Great series ❤
I'm reading Blindsight right now and it's been such a revelation! I knew the conceit going in but I didn't expect it to be so nuanced and thought provoking in the way it is. A real intellectual and philosophical challenge in the best way. (And for the habitual science fiction reader, really stretches you if you think you're used to future human weirdnesses.)
So glad you're enjoying Blindsight
Salem’s Lot was EXCELLENT! Read it twice. Very creepy.
The house of hunger is also an amazing one!! It's a Sapphic story and gives you gothic vibes. The vampires in it aren't too over the top and cliche
One of my favourites is 'The Vampire Tapestry' by Suzy McKee Charnas which presents the vampire as a biological entity rather than a supernatural one. I found the ending quite haunting. 'The Night Inside' by Nancy Baker is quite good too, as you get to see the transformation from human into vampire, with not only the physical changes but the psychological ones too.
Oh that sounds cool
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires keeps moving its way up my TBR pile. Have you read The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice? I've only read the first three so far. Interview with the Vampire was okay, but the second book is my favourite (The Vampire Lestat).
Not yet but I'm planning to tackle it this fall
Thanks for some of the suggestions
Bored housewives........VERY scary!!🥺 The movie I Am Legend with Will Smith was a remake of The Omega Man with Charlton Heston which was a remake of The Last Man On Earth with Vincent Price!!
Who is the Author of Bored housewives?
Haha yes bored housewives are the scariest lol
And "I am Legend" with Will Smith was the worst of them.
@@mr.dorianblackwell I agree 👍🏼💯
Like yourself I am also not a fan of vampires however Let the Right One in I thought was great if you haven’t read this one already. It’s quite dark which I love!
Excellent book!
One of the more interesting recent bits of vampire fiction ive come across is “Project Vampire Killer” its more about the magic of art, specifically film making but it does some really cool stuff and deals with some cool metaphysical philosophy. Also one of the also the book “night blood” recently got re published and is basically salems lot if told by cannon films…”have you ever read salems lot and thought ‘this could use more uzis’” its a blast! And lastly necroscope is a really bizarre and really cool scifi vampire tale that is deeply entrenched in cold war madness. Great video and definitely gonna read fledgling now:)
Forgot to mention “monstrilo” a new and absolutely brilliant and beautiful sort of vampire tale. One of the most shocking openings ever.
Oh that does sound interesting
I do love the twist ending in "I Am Legend." Where the titular "hero" ends up being seen as a villain by the "other" survivors of the apocalypse.
Recommendations
Dan Simmons….Carrion Comfort
F. Paul Wilson….The Keep
Withley Striber….The Hunger
I love Dracula. I'm due for a re-read. I read it 30 years ago in college when I should have been studying Hegel. You're absolutely right, some of the scenes are incredibly eerie. Hollywood has never done it justice. If memory serves me correctly, I saw a BBC production about 15 years ago starring Louis Jourdan that came out in the late 70s and remember thinking that was about as close an adaptation as I've ever seen. Need to watch that again, too.
I also need to reread it
The lack of a faithful movie adaptation peeves me too. Gary old man was not it
Such a good video. Thank you so so much! I've put Vampironica, Fledgling and Blindsight on my TBR!
Great list! I love both Dracula and I am legend. and would love to start reading some Grady Hendrix. My favorite vampire novel, and one of my favorite horror novels, is Let The Right One In by John Lindqvist. Bleak, disturbing and absolutely horrifying.Perhaps this is not so much for you as it lacks that scientific base, but it is still a highly original take, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
H yes Let the Right One In is excellent... it will have to make my next video
Let the Right One In is superb.
Dracula: One classic I should read.
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires sounds like a fun read.
Great content.
How funny! Case of great minds! I just put my list together for vampiric reads that I was gonna post at the end of the week. We do have some choices in common, now I am wondering if I should change up my list or pick another type of list all together.
Ooo yay for like minds!
I haven't read any of them, but want to read all of them!! (Except Dracula, I read that, and enjoyed it!)
Dracul was a really good sequel, considering it was just published within the last 5 years or so. It's based off of Bram Stoker's notes, and the author JD Barker is a good writer.
Like you, I've never been much into Vampire fiction, but willing to make exceptions. The books mentioned here have already been on my TBR and most already on Kindle... just need to read them!
I hope you get read and enjoy some of these!
Curious as to whether you've ever read "Carmilla" by Sheridan Le Fanu, written twenty five years prior to Stoker's novel. The primary vampire is a female named Carmilla. It's interesting because both the female vampire and her female victims are not portrayed as completely "predator/prey." They do experience attraction to one another. Plus the novella does tend to relegate the males to an almost helpless status. I would go into more detail but I wouldn't want to ruin your possible reading by loading on spoilers. It is of interest if only as a 19th Century "bookend" to "Dracula."
No I actually haven't
I loved Carmilla. It's a simple story and a great book. I recommend it.
Nice list! I really need to try Blindsight and Fledgling
I love "Let me in" by John Ajvide Lindqvist. It's dark, disturbing and different🧛
Such a good one
As someone who shares your love both of Octavia Butler and of Blindsight (though Watts' other works are more of a mixed bag), this video definitely gave me some useful pointers!
Since you asked for suggestions, one vampire novel that I think you might enjoy is "Fevre Dreams" by George RR Martin. It's very much a vampire novel written by someone looking through a scifi lens (though the book itself isn't scifi exactly, this was way before GRRMs major move towards fantasy) and contains some interesting themes about minds and personhood; it's not as deliberate (or cynical) as Blindsight, being more capital-R Romantic about the subject, but it is still an engaging exploration of what it means to be a person through a lens of vampires as written by a sci-fi author.
Thanks for the recs. Your pitch of Fevre Dream sounds great. I really want to read it so should really prioritize it
To me no one does Vampires as well as Anne Rice. I have all her vampire books and my husband is reading them and loves them. Also love The Passage books. I also like Laurell Hamilton. I know a lot of people don't like that in the later books there is so much sex but really that is how vampires are. I am not a fan of some vampire books but these are some of my favorites and I am going to try a couple in this video.
Blindsight was so awesome, might have to read it again because it definitely stretched my brain. I found it on a list of hard science fiction. Such a happy surprise. Also, please read The Historian, it may be my favorite.
So glad you also loved Blindsight. I hope I love the Historian
All great books, i have to admit that im a big vampire fan. Been obsessed since i was 6 years old lol😊
Hi, do you have a similar video about witchcraft in horror books?
Not yet. I'm still reading before I can fill that video
@@TheShadesofOrange pretty sure ur into the scary ones and not the feel-good fantasies?
My best friend LJ Dougherty's new book Blood Opus deals with a giant vampire bat in a German castle in the 60s. It's the third part of a trilogy and a really cool mix of 60s spy thriller and horror. Also, not to brag, but it's dedicated to me!
Oh cool!
For me it is Let The Right One In and Let The Old Dreams Die from Lindqvist that stand out from the crowd.
Yes! I loved I Am Legend for all the same reasons you mentioned!
The Historian was a great vampire book
Just bought a copy to read this winter
I love the southern book club. I would describe it as Fright Night meets Steel Magnolias. It’s my favourite so far, too. I haven’t read We Sold Our Souls yet.
For a different vampire book I would recommend Suffer the Children by Craig DiLouie.
I’m glad you reviewed southern book club. I’ve always been turned off by the title but it sounds more appealing now
Yeah the title makes it sound like a cozy book club read 😄
Hi Rachel! Yay for I Am Legend and Blindsight. I loved those books too and the vampire bits are well done. Still need to read Dracula and Fledgling, but probably haven't as I'm not a big vampire fan either.
I know you've read GRRM so have you read his Fevre Dream? Very good and very atmospheric and the steamboat bits were really cool.
I see one or two people have already mentioned Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia about vampires in Mexico City. Also, the Joe Pitt books by Charlie Huston, an urban fantasy series set in NYC.
I really want to read Ferve Dream. I love A Song of Ice and Fire so I've been meaning to read his other work
I Am Legend! Thumbs up for that. But also Blindsight (and Echopraxia) are awesome. I have a Brian Stableford book, Empire of Fear, on my TBR..set in an alternate Europe where the rich and powerful are all vampires, including some real characters from our world. Sounds great!
Glad you share my love for I Am Legend and Blindsight
I am currently listening to Blood Road by Edo Van Belkom.( A Canadian author ....yeah for Canadian representation!!!). It is a vampire tale, but one that is very much a thriller first. The synopsis has us following a truck driver who abducts girls he finds hitching rides, who also happens to be a vampire. I am not finished it yet , but so far I am really appreciating the way the author is able to make me believe that it just might be possible for "real" vampires to exist by blending into our modern world......
Oo definitely want to read more Canadian horror
Except they Do Not exist. That said and what does exist are Archons/Demons/ Reptilians All the same who really do feed on Humans Loosh. @ The Naked Bible by Author Mauro Biglino Ancient Language Specialist & Translated. His Naked Bible on how the Elohim ie Anunnaki catch,clean,cook,and sacrifice Humans. @ Rumble Fall of the Cabal Parts #1-27 @ Janet Ossebaard channel
So excited!! Can't wait to watch this!!!
I loved Blindsight, I Am Legend and The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. I also enjoyed Fledgling. I still need to read Dracula. I added Vamperonica to my comixology library. 🧛🧛♀️🧛♂️
Certain Dark Things by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia is one of my favourites. I thought her take on vampires was unique!
This book screams first of a series
@@aleidadiaz2261 it does! There is so much she could do with the lore she created.
@@KristinKravesBooks the different races and history! Absolutely!
For something a bit different, the funniest vampire novel I've found, Blood Sucking Fiends by Christopher Moore.
Love all of these books you mentioned! My fav vampire novel is a bit recent, and I think will be a future classic: The Lesser Dead by Christopher Buehlman.
I’ve read it twice in the past year. And if you’re into audiobooks I’d recommend, the author does a great job of reading it.
Oh yes that's another good one
My favorite Vampire series is the The Passage Trilogy by Justin Cronin. Not Vampires in the sense of Twilight though. And it’s post apocalypse themed, too.
Just bought The Passage recently!
I agree. Hands down the best for me too.
I'm hoping to read it this coming winter
Love this series. My husband and I both read the books and loved it.
I need to re-read Salem’s Lot. I struggled with it and it took me 4 months to read because of its pace and one dimensional characters. That was 9 years ago. IT by SK took me a little over a week and it was twice as long.
I actually like Vampire books, but they are always vampire romance books, which really suck. This is a great video.
Yeah there's a lot a those
True. It's not easy to pick the "real" ones out. A look at the book cover might help. The good novels always have a gothic looking cover, while the cheesy romances always show a well-dressed woman and man, woman and woman, man and man, woman and werewolf, oh wait...
I’ve not read any Grady Hendrix yet…when I do it will be The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires✨🧛♂️
A great place to start
Not sure if you ever tried 'Carrion Comfort' by Dan Simmons. It isn't about blood sucking vampires. Bit of a chunky book but I have read it multiple times. It's a bit sci-fi and a bit historical.
Comics wise I been reading Draculina; the sister of Vampirella. When I read it was based in San Francisco I decided to try it after skipping the cheesecake vamp books for so long and been finding it fun.
it's psychic vampirism FYI, Rachel
Oh yes Carrion Comfort is on my tbr
Try The Keep by F Paul Wilson or This is my Blood by David Niall Wilson
i highly recommend you Dracula Ascending one of favorite vampyres books you should check it out when you get a chance.
Let The Right One In and The Passage
If I can recommend one author, it would have to be Jasper Kent and his 5 Danilov books.
This is a magnificent series of five novels spanning Russian history from the French invasion of 1812 to the revolutions of 1917. The books recount the adventures of Aleksei Ivanovich Danilov and his descendants and their battle with a monstrous Vampire.
Kent went to Russia to be able to better write his books, and it paid off. If you love vampire books, you do not want to miss these.
I always expected that someday some movie producer would discover this series and turn it into an incredible tv series. So far, this has not happened, sadly.
I appreciate the rec
Sci-fi vampires, try out Colin Wilson's The Space Vampires, I think it's retitled Lifeforce after the film, but the book is much better.
Blindsight is great. Have you read the sequel? I haven't got to that yet.
I Am Legend is on the TBR
I have read the sequel... and was disappointed
@@TheShadesofOrange Oh that's a shame
I see house of leaves back there. Love it.
It’s funny that you mention your love of zombie fiction. As you know, zombies would never have been what they are today were it not for George Romero. Well, he got the idea for Night of the Living Dead from reading I Am Legend!
Oh I didn't realize that originally came from Romero
Brian Lumley's Necroscope books are pretty damn good
Blindsight, not read this but what a great idea! Wish I’d thought of that… genetically bringing back vampires. Dracula and I am legend are awesome and Salem’s Lot I really did enjoy. Carmella the first vampire? Nice book to check out, old gothic 😂
I definitely need to check out Camilla
@@TheShadesofOrangeTo both of you: The correct title is "Carmilla". No offence. And it's by the Irish writer Sheridan le Fanu. I'm not sure if it's the first vampire novel, but it's supposed to be the first lesbian vampire novel.
Have you read "Empire of The Vampire" by Jay Kristoff?
Oh yes I have
"The Thruth" Terry Pratchett. Vampire princes Miyou - manga and anime
Carmilla was a fun audio-novel to listen to. Only about 3hrs long, so basically an audio-movie. And so very vague, being pre-Dracula. So the tropes were barely established.
I definitely need to read Camilla
Screaming by Jack Kilborn is a short story that I really like. :)
I think Dracula reads rather modern if you consider when it actually came out. I love that it mainly is a mix of a mystery and adventure with horror mixed in. It reminds me much more of Jules Verne and Arthur Conan Doyle than any other vampire books I've ever read
Love Verne & Doyle so maybe that's why Dracula works so well
blindsight on my list now thanks !
That don’t suck - superb pun!!!
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Why thanks!
I love Dracula and Southern Bookclub. I am Legend is waiting on my shelf for me (I like the movie and agree that they are more like zombies). I am planning in buying Fledgling soon. I also want to try Let the Right One in. I am surprised that you didn't mention another vanpire book (i can't remember the name just that it was nore scientific and had a bat in the cover and a drop of blood lol). I actually like Twilight 😂 i also love The Historian, although its quite dense at times.
I picked up a copy of The Historian for next weekend... I hope I enjoy it
The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland is a really good vampire story. It recently released within the past few months and I found it highly enjoyable.
I still wait for Netflix's Midnight Mass novelization .. it has to happen...someday :|
I've read Dracula, first chapters are awesome with the atmosphere and only for those it worth a try, the rest is a mix of small creepy thinggies and cheesy narration and a somewhat attempt of detective work. It's one of the rare occasions when I say the movie (the 90's version) is more good than the book overall.
I was surprised of The Wanting by Campbell Black (found the book by accident in a cabin in the mountains - he he ).. it never says vampires .. but ... and that is the thing I loved most about it.
I still have to try I am legend.
I still need to watch Midnight Mass... I know!!
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I liked Enter, Night by Canadian Michael Rowe. About a woman, her daughter and brother in law who return to their small Northern Ontario home town in 72 just as a vampire also settles into town. There's LGBT rep. I can see it being compared to Salems Lot but it quicker paced and without King's idiosyncrasies.
Definitely want to read more Canadian horror
Necroscope Series greatest vampire books ever.
Maybe you would like Underwold series by Greg Cox. There is nothing gross..... it's vampires Vs Lycans.
Is this based on the movie franchise? As I don't think the movies were based on novels at the time
@@exomake_mehorololo I’m not sure. I haven’t seen the movies. But I think it’s the same characters with more depth to the story in the books.
If anyone likes suggestive, atmospheric slow-burns I'm gonna recommend Ramsey Campbell's Thirteen Days by Sunset Beach (2015).
Faves read so far are Dracula, and the necroscope series. I thought salems lot was overrated but still good
I wish I liked Salems Lot more
I loved Salem’s Lot. Definitely recommend if you love Dracula.
"Dracula" (Bram Stoker) is the only vampire novel for me.
Classic!
@@TheShadesofOrange - Yes! It's very well-written!
I’m definitely the “I don’t like vampire books like Twilight” type. I call them “vampires in name only” type of books.
Haha love that
I personally really didn't like the sourthern book club's guide to slaying vampires, because I prefer not as horror type books. I also found it very hard to relate to the characters. I personally loved empire of the vampire but its more fantasy based and not scientific.
That's fair
I saw the movie of the book "I am legend" and it didn't work for me. i don't think the book would work for me. it sounds nice though.
Understandable
I don't know if this matters to you but the movie is only like the book for the first half. They completely changed the ending.
@@benjaminsparrow8016 There are two endings to the movie. Did both change drastically from the book?
@@Zivilin The book ends before Neville dies, though that's still going to happen. The big difference is how he is regarded as a legend. It's not a happy or a bad ending per se, but it's not what you'd expect.
Did you see the old b/w movie with Vincent Price or the newer one with Will Smith. The old one is a classic, the newer one... well, c..p. At least to me.
Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin is also pretty good
I really want to read that one
I mix pirates that aren't nice with vampires that don't sparkle in my Waves of Darkness series. These books are more historical dark fantasy than horror.
Oh that's cool
I LOVED a The Sounther Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires. 🍑🧛♂️
Not gonna lie i had expected 'salems's Lot' to be on this vidoe lol
Sounds like you haven't seen my highly Unpopular Stephen King ranking video
@@TheShadesofOrange sounds your giving me more content to watch, I accept.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Morganville Vampire Series - Rachel Caine (author of Stillhouse Lake)
I'll look that one up
I wonder if you have ever read the OG Carmilla. I wouldn't say it's scary, but it has this hopeless sense of dread. It contains the trope of the gay coded character as a predator, tho. I love Dracula!
I really should read it
on your thumbnail you should of had fangs
Haha I should but my editing skills are still a work in progress 😅
Dead Until Dark
Dracula is a satire of Victorian gender norms, which is why masculinity and femininity seem so exaggerated. One of my favorite books! But don't sleep on the Necroscope series! Some of the scariest vampires I've ever read.
Oh I hadn't heard that about Dracula
Carmilla is the best vamp book ever written. Woman's liberation has nothing to do with vampires. me. All your sugestions are all about women. Gothic vampires rule.
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