There have been a lot of vampire books, but this one is chilling. It was published in the 1950s, so besides Dracula, it's one of the oldest of the genre that I have read. And it holds up. It's much more in the vein of an apocalypse novels than other vampire books I've come across. As a modern reading, there were some parts I would have liked to be fleshed out more. But it's a solid read--especially when you find out what the title means.

There have been a lot of vampire books, but this one is chilling. It was published in the 1950s, so besides Dracula, it's one of the oldest of the genre that I have read. And it holds up. It's much more in the vein of an apocalypse novels than other vampire books I've come across. As a modern reading, there were some parts I would have liked to be fleshed out more. But it's a solid read--especially when you find out what the title means.