Anthologies are a dime a doze these days and especially when it comes to vampire and zombie short stories. However, today I was perusing the net only to have the cover to By Blood We Live make me do an instant double-take. What a clever cover design, mimicking the famous Lost Boys movie poster that has become an iconic representation of the vampire films of the 1980′s! However, this anthology, which is currently available nationwide, is not merely saved by its fantastic cover. Edited by John Joseph Adams, the collection includes such incredible literary talents as Stephen King , Kelley Armstrong, L. A. Banks, Neil Gaiman, Sergei Lukyanenko, Harry Turtledove, Anne Rice, Joe Hill and Tanith Lee! Anne Rice and Neil Gaiman in the same book? I’m in heaven! Here is a little more, from the official site:

Vampires. They are the most elegant of monsters—ancient, seductive, doomed, deadly. They lurk in the shadows, at your window, in your dreams. They are beautiful as anything you’ve ever seen, but their flesh is cold as the grave, and their lips taste of blood. From Dracula to Twilight, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to True Blood, many have fallen under their spell. Now acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams brings you 33 of the most haunting vampire stories of the past three decades, from some of today’s most renowned authors of fantasy, science fiction, and horror.


Charming gentlemen with the manners of a prior age. Savage killing machines who surge screaming from hidden vaults. Cute little girls frozen forever in slender bodies. Long-buried loved ones who scratch at the door, begging to be let in. Nowhere is safe, not mist-shrouded Transylvania or the Italian Riviera or even a sleepy town in Maine. This is a hidden world, an eternal world, where nothing is forbidden…as long as you’re willing to pay the price.

For more information, including reviews and author interviews, visit www.johnjosephadams.com/by-blood-we-live.

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