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Book Review: Vampires Don’t Sparkle! edited by Michael West

Vampires Don’t Sparkle! edited by Michael West

Seventh Star Press, 2013

ISBN: 1937929604

Available: New, used and ebook

Vampires Don’t Sparkle! is an anthology of vampire tales, both modern and historical. From fun to splattery, and with a smattering of regional specialties, Michael West has assembled a collection of stories designed to leave prissy, playboy bloodsuckers in their condos and compounds. In his selections, monsters run the streets again.

Standout stories include Joel A. Sutherland’s “Skraeling”, “Dreams of Winter” by Bob Freeman, and Jerry Gordon’s “Vampire Nation”, though with so much great fiction inside it’s hard to pick out just a few. Definitely recommended for public and private horror collections.

Contains: violence, gore, sex, language

Reviewed by Michele Lee

Teen Read Week: It Came From The Library!

Teen Read Week has arrived, and this year’s theme, It Came From The Library– Dare To Read For The Fun of It, is a perfect fit with our mission here at MonsterLibrarian.com. And so I’d like to share with you the inspirational artwork created by our own Bob Freeman in honor of the occasion.

It Came From The Library

I have to say, it has a much more threatening and ominous feel than the stuff YALSA created. Wouldn’t this make an awesome bookmark? Visit YALSA’s Teen Read Week ning here and our own Teen Read Week page for 2012 here, and check out our Pinterest board for Teen Read Week 2012 here for more reviews and resources, and make sure to come back soon– we’ve got a guest post from Kenneth Oppell, author of This Dark Endeavor and Such Wicked Intent, coming up!