Vampires And Other Bloodsuckers

Looks at the history of vampire lore, famous vampires, and possible explanations.

Stories about hungry vampires hunting for a meal of fresh blood have been around for thousands of years. Take young readers on a trip through time to learn about ancient and medieval lore about vampires. Then explore how vampire stories have changed over time until these bloodthirsty monsters became the lonesome and tortured creatures often seen in today's popular culture.

A bundled compilation of Lynda Hilburn's already available vampire stories. Also contains BONUS MATERIAL: Excerpts from The Vampire Shrink and Blood Therapy. Until Death Do Us Part A 5,000-word mini humorous Kismet Knight story. Denver Psychologist Kismet Knight counsels vampires. Meeting with this couple reminds her that vampires aren't merely humans with fangs, and some bloodsuckers are harder to counsel than others. Devereux: The Night Before Kismet Master vampire Devereux has it all: immortality, good looks, intelligence, money, a body to die for, and a constant stream of available women. Sounds like an ideal existence. So, what's the problem? He's listless. Bored. Unhappy. After 800 years, coming up with reasons to rise for another meaningless night can be a challenge, and he's starting to question his choices. Worried, two of Devereux's old friends concoct a creative plan to energize and encourage him to rejoin the land of the unliving. They don't want their friend to seek true death, so they're willing to do whatever is necessary. What could go wrong? Diary of a Narcissistic Bloodsucker Zara is a very naughty vampire. She lusts for both sex and blood, but unfortunately something has gone awry and her normal habits now create new problems to solve. In the midst of sorting things out, she meets an intriguing human named Niven -- a musician who lives in the magical kingdom of contemporary Boulder, CO -- and discovers that he is much more than he appears to be. Then, if things weren't interesting enough, Zara encounters her old mentor/lover -- the vampire who originally turned her -- and things get downright supernatural. Undead in the City Blood, Sex and Rock 'n' Roll in the Motor City. Musician Tempest Moon is a take-no-shit lead guitar player on the mean streets of Detroit. She's had a rough journey, and doesn't expect things to get any better. Tired of his immortal life, Malveaux is an undead assassin used to calling the shots and getting what he wants. No matter what the cost. When they meet, the blood hits the fan. Together they'd take on the human underworld and the undead. Sex in a Coffin Bloody, sexy and funny . . . Sex in a Coffin is a 14,645-word short story which takes place immediately after the events of THE VAMPIRE SHRINK, book #1 in the Kismet Knight, Vampire Psychologist series. I recommend you read THE VAMPIRE SHRINK first. Ever since Denver Psychologist Kismet Knight discovered the frightening world of the vampires, she's been struggling to hold onto her sanity - with varying degrees of success. Join Kismet and 800-year-old Master Vampire Devereux as they share a typical night on the other side of the Looking Glass. Can a brainy scientist and an ancient bloodsucker really be an item? Friends with benefits? More? Blood Song A voice like sunlight... Grace Blackburn's extraordinary voice is a gift. And a curse. As a sound healer, her otherworldly singing can create miracles. It can also kill. Only her sound circle provides the safety she craves, until the night Grace crosses paths with a fanged creature and dreams she is rescued by an angel. A soul lost to the night... Ethan James is sexy, playful, irreverent. And a vampire. Between his sadistic master and his dangerous blood lust, he's losing all control of his life. Assigned to exterminate feral vampires to protect humans and prevent any unwelcome light shining on the hidden world of the bloodsuckers, he rescues a woman whose soothing voice reminds him of the humanity he's lost. A deadly dance... Grace has spent a lifetime avoiding the strong emotions that trigger deadly consequences, but Ethan arouses her like no other. He saved her, but she may be his salvation. Each is dangerous to the other. Now they must join forces and trust in the transformative power of love as they battle the hungry forces of the night.

“Sink your teeth in” (People) to the scariest, hungriest, undeadliest collection of vampire tales ever assembled—with stories from Stephen King, Dan Simmons, Bram Stoker, and many more. Dark, stormy, and delicious, once you’re in its clutches there's no escape. From the first to last bite, it's a bloody good read. Featuring: · The macabre dens of the immortal · Unexpected guests · Shadowy figures · Ancient mysteries

Alana Oakley suspects her new neighbors are vampires. Her friends hope Alana is right. Everything they've read about vampires sounds so very cool and the new neighbors are so very hot. Despite her friends' warped sensibilities, Alana is determined to reveal the neighbors' bloody secret. If only her mom would stay out of trouble, Alana would have this mystery in the bag. Hard to know what Alana is dreading more this year: the kiss of immortality from a vampire or her mother throwing her a birthday party, but don't bother asking the woman in Alana's living room...she's already dead.

Alana Oakley suspects her new neighbors are vampires. Her friends hope Alana is right. Everything they've read about vampires sounds so very cool and the new neighbors are so very hot. Despite her friends' warped sensibilities, Alana is determined to reveal the neighbors' bloody secret. If only her mom would stay out of trouble, Alana would have this mystery in the bag. Hard to know what Alana is dreading more this year: the kiss of immortality from a vampire or her mother throwing her a birthday party, but don't bother asking the woman in Alana's living room...she's already dead.

In this ambitious and wildly original debut -- part social-political satire, part international mystery -- a new virus turns people into something a bit more than human, upending society as we know it. This panoramic fictional oral history begins with one small mystery: the body of a young woman found in an Arizona border town, presumed to be an illegal immigrant, disappears from the town morgue. To the young CDC investigator called in to consult with the local police, it's an impossibility that threatens her understanding of medicine. Then, more bodies, dead from an inexplicable disease that solidified their blood, are brought to the morgue, only to also vanish. Soon, the U.S. government -- and eventually biomedical researchers, disgruntled lawmakers, and even an insurgent faction of the Catholic Church -- must come to terms with what they're too late to stop: an epidemic of vampirism that will sweep first the United States, and then the world. With heightened strength and beauty and a stead diet of fresh blood, these changed people, or "Gloamings," rapidly rise to prominence in all aspects of modern society. Soon people are beginning to be "re-created," willingly accepting the risk of death if their bodies can't handle the transformation. As new communities of Gloamings arise, society is divided, and popular Gloaming sites come under threat from a secret terrorist organization. But when a charismatic and wealthy businessman, recently turned, runs for political office -- well, all hell breaks loose. Told from the perspective of key players, including a cynical FBI agent, an audacious campaign manager, and a war veteran turned nurse turned secret operative, A People's History of the Vampire Uprising is an exhilarating, genre-bending debut that is as addictive as the power it describes.