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There was a time, not long ago, when getting caught reading, watching, or having a remote interest in anything vampire related relegated you to the lowest, dorkiest rung on the ladder. This was before the Twilight series was a gleam in Stephanie Meyer's eyes, back when the Vampire Diaries was a series of books read by nerds in their bedroom closets, back when Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise was the hottest thing in fangs. Needless to say, vampire tales weren't as widespread as they are today.

What follows is a list of four books and one TV show I discovered way back when I was a frustrated vampire lover, desperately hungry for anything undead. These little bits of fangtastic delights are mostly lurking in the shadows of the vampire realm, still undiscovered by all but the most obsessive vampire fans - although they've been around since before Robert Pattinson could even read grownup books. In any case, each of these tales have put a stake in a special place in my heart, I hope you enjoy!

Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite I was a teenager when I found this one, and the story of the little half-breed vampire Nothing trying to make his way in small town Missing Mile, North Carolina really sunk its teeth into my imagination. After reading the gruesome, exhilarating, and terribly attractive adventures of Nothing after finally meeting some of his kind and heading to New Orleans, I was tempted to run away and change my name to Nothing too. Ah, what might have been.

Brite_cover

Obsession and Possession by Lori Herter Yes, these are pretty much straight up romance novels. But lets not kid ourselves, most vampire tales have more than a little touch of bodice ripping melodrama. And at least they're up front about what you're getting, "A night of passion . . . an eternity of unquenchable desire." They are for the vampire lovers who, in the immortal words of Toby Keith, want "A little less talk and a lot more action." Stick a stake in me, I'm done!

ObsessionPossession

The Need by Andrew Neiderman Tired of the usual...vampire meets girl, vampire struggles over whether or not to suck girls blood/make her like him, vampire and girl fall in love, vampire fights his kind/his brother/himself... story? Then this one's for you. We've got vampires that feed off human essence - sort of, but not exactly like the Skeksis from The Dark Crystal. Oh yeah, they also begin to change sex when they hit puberty.

Neiderman_cover

The Vampire Odyssey by Scott Ciencin Here's another story of a half-breed vampire, raised by a human mother who - surprise - happens to be a police officer! Hijinks ensue as Dani (the vamp) and Sam (her mom cop) move to big bad Hollywood where anything can happen - especially to a shy, confused vampling with self-esteem problems. I don't want to give away too much, but there's enough of everything - from sex, to violence, to mystery, and (of course) drama - in this ripping story of the rich, famous, the undead and the forces who fight to save us all.

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Forever Knight created by Barney Cohen and James D. Parriott This is one of the original vampire TV series, starring Geraint Wyn Davies as Detective Nick Knight. Now, this night beat cop is - as you may have guessed - not your normal cop. No, he's an 800 year old vampire trying to atone for almost a millennium of sins by working the mean streets of modern day Toronto. Too bad he can't stay off the blood. This show, which ran on CBS as part of their "Crimetime after Primetime" lineup in the early nineties, contains plenty of awesomely horrible special effects.

ForeverKnight_Cover

So if you're feeling like a good long suck, check out some of these lovely works of vampire fun. They'll never grow old and stale, but you better hurry before Stephanie Meyer or the CW get their hands on them!

by: Meghan Bainum

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Ciencin_inside

There was a time, not long ago, when getting caught reading, watching, or having a remote interest in anything vampire related relegated you to the lowest, dorkiest rung on the ladder. This was before the Twilight series was a gleam in Stephanie Meyer’s eyes, back when the Vampire Diaries was a series of books read by nerds in their bedroom closets, back when Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise was the hottest thing in fangs. Needless to say, vampire tales weren’t as widespread as they are today.

What follows is a list of four books and one TV show I discovered way back when I was a frustrated vampire lover, desperately hungry for anything undead. These little bits of fangtastic delights are mostly lurking in the shadows of the vampire realm, still undiscovered by all but the most obsessive vampire fans – although they’ve been around since before Robert Pattinson could even read grownup books. In any case, each of these tales have put a stake in a special place in my heart, I hope you enjoy!

Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite
I was a teenager when I found this one, and the story of the little half-breed vampire Nothing trying to make his way in small town Missing Mile, North Carolina really sunk its teeth into my imagination. After reading the gruesome, exhilarating, and terribly attractive adventures of Nothing after finally meeting some of his kind and heading to New Orleans, I was tempted to run away and change my name to Nothing too. Ah, what might have been.

Brite_cover

Obsession and Possession by Lori Herter
Yes, these are pretty much straight up romance novels. But lets not kid ourselves, most vampire tales have more than a little touch of bodice ripping melodrama. And at least they’re up front about what you’re getting, “A night of passion . . . an eternity of unquenchable desire.” They are for the vampire lovers who, in the immortal words of Toby Keith, want “A little less talk and a lot more action.” Stick a stake in me, I’m done!

ObsessionPossession

The Need by Andrew Neiderman
Tired of the usual…vampire meets girl, vampire struggles over whether or not to suck girls blood/make her like him, vampire and girl fall in love, vampire fights his kind/his brother/himself… story? Then this one’s for you. We’ve got vampires that feed off human essence – sort of, but not exactly like the Skeksis from The Dark Crystal.  Oh yeah, they also begin to change sex when they hit puberty.

Neiderman_cover

The Vampire Odyssey by Scott Ciencin
Here’s another story of a half-breed vampire, raised by a human mother who – surprise – happens to be a police officer! Hijinks ensue as Dani (the vamp) and Sam (her mom cop) move to big bad Hollywood where anything can happen – especially to a shy, confused vampling with self-esteem problems. I don’t want to give away too much, but there’s enough of everything – from sex, to violence, to mystery, and (of course) drama – in this ripping story of the rich, famous, the undead and the forces who fight to save us all.

Ciencin_cover

Forever Knight created by Barney Cohen and James D. Parriott
This is one of the original vampire TV series, starring Geraint Wyn Davies as Detective Nick Knight. Now, this night beat cop is – as you may have guessed – not your normal cop. No, he’s an 800 year old vampire trying to atone for almost a millennium of sins by working the mean streets of modern day Toronto. Too bad he can’t stay off the blood. This show, which ran on CBS as part of their “Crimetime after Primetime” lineup in the early nineties, contains plenty of awesomely horrible special effects.

ForeverKnight_Cover

So if you’re feeling like a good long suck, check out some of these lovely works of vampire fun. They’ll never grow old and stale, but you better hurry before Stephanie Meyer or the CW get their hands on them!

by: Meghan Bainum

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