There have been literally 100s and 100s of books written about vampires over the decades, some good, some pretty dreadful. One that seems to have gotten lost in the mists of times is T M Wrights The Last Vampire which I came across in my bookcase recently and which I hadn’t read in a while. Written in 1991, it’s a…Read More
One of the first horror novels I read at the tender age of 12 was by Stephen King’s and starred the gruesome Salem’s Lot vampires. It was his second published novel, the first being the shorter and more visceral Carrie. A few years later, the book was made into a TV movie with Starsky and Hutch heart throb David Soul in the lead role of Ben Mears.
Mention the name Bela Lugosi nowadays and you might see more than a few young kids scratching their heads and frowning. Back in the day, however, he was one of the biggest stars on the planet and today for many he remains the iconic embodiment of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
The explosion of vampire fiction in the last four or five decades has been nothing short of remarkable. There are now literally thousands of books, short stories, films and comics featuring our fanged friends.
